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Why London Marathon is unlikely to take place
By Reuters, 1207, June 16, 2020 (EAT)
The cancellation of September’s Great North Run half marathon on Monday due to the COVID-19 pandemic has increased doubts about the London Marathon ...

Covid-19 pandemic , Great North Run half-marathon , London Marathon , Mo Farah , Olympic gold medallist
Chepngetich’s Ngong training regime echoes the determination in her belly
By Gilbert Kiprotich, 1353, May 8, 2020 (EAT)
Gilbert KiprotichChief Athletics Writer For world marathon champion Ruth Chepngetich, discipline and focus are the two underlining principles that ke...

Ngong , Olympic Games , Ruth Chepngetich , World record
SWILA: How Coronavirus has cost sports billions of dollars
By Isaac Swila, 1207, April 20, 2020 (EAT)
Isaac Swila in Nairobi The Coronavirus pandemic spreading across the globe like wildfire has not only caused panic to millions of souls across the wo...

coronavirus , kenya , sports
World Athletics ratifies Kosgei’s world record
By World Athletics, 1047, February 27, 2020 (EAT)
Brigid Kosgei's 2:14:04 world marathon record set at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on 13 October has been ratified by World Athletics. Kosge...

Brigid Kosgei
Kimunyan triumphs in 10k at Eldoret AK meet
By Gilbert Kiprotich, 1851, February 22, 2020 (EAT)
African Games 5000m bronze medalist Richard Yator Kimunyan stormed to victory in the men's 10000m as the first leg of Athletics Kenya (AK) Track and F...

AK meet , Athletics Kenya , Richard Yator Kimunyan
Yeshaneh tops Kosgei to shatter half marathon record
By World Athletics, 1116, February 21, 2020 (EAT)
Ethiopia’s Ababel Yeshaneh smashed the world record* to win the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon on Friday, clocking 1:04:31 for the victory. Maratho...

Ababel Yeshaneh , Brigid Kosgei , Joyciline Jepkosgei , Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon
World record on the line at RAK Half as Kosgei leads the assault
By Gilbert Kiprotich, 1502, February 20, 2020 (EAT)
The women’s half marathon world record will be under immense threat at the 14th edition of the Ras Al Khaimah (RAK)Half Marathon slated for Friday i...

RAK Half Marathon , UAE
‘Pocket Rocket’ Cheruiyot can’t wait to make her Olympics marathon bow
By Gilbert Kiprotich, 1337, February 2, 2020 (EAT)
The 2018 London Marathon champion Vivian Cheruiyot is hoping to stretch her dominance to the Olympic Games when she makes her marathon debut at the Ga...

JAPAN , Marathon , Olympic Games , Vivian Cheruiyot
Nike Vaporfly shoe escapes ban
By Reuters, 1527, February 1, 2020 (EAT)
Nike Vaporfly shoes used to run the world’s first sub-two hour marathon will be banned from professional sport under a landmark decision on Friday t...

Eliud Kipchoge , Nike , Nike Vaporfly
Kipchoge, Kosgei lead Kenyan marathon stars to Tokyo 2020
By Gilbert Kiprotich, 1345, January 31, 2020 (EAT)
World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge will defend his Olympic title in Tokyo after he was selected in the Kenyan men’s marathon team for the J...

AK , Brigid Kosgei , Eliud Kipchoge , olympics , Tokyo 2020
Kenya set to name Olympic Games marathon team
By Gilbert Kiprotich, 1700, January 30, 2020 (EAT)
As the clock ticks towards the Olympic Games, Athletics Kenya (AK) will Friday unveil the athletes who will represent Kenya at the Games set for Tokyo...

Athletics Kenya , Olympic Games , Tokyo 2020
Nike Vaporfly shoes set to escape ban – report
By Agencies, 1318, January 29, 2020 (EAT)
World Athletics will not be imposing a blanket ban on the controversial hi-tech Nike Vaporflys that have transformed athletics when it announces its l...

Nike , Nike AlphaFly , Nike Vaporfly
‘Greatest star’ Kipchoge steals SOYA show
By Gilbert Kiprotich, 1306, January 25, 2020 (EAT)
Dubbed “Night Under the Stars, with the Stars", the 16th edition of the Safaricom Sports Personality of the Year Award (SOYA) was a superb affair ...

Eliud Kipchoge , SOYA Gala
Kipchoge, Obiri voted best of the best at SOYA Gala
By Gilbert Kiprotich, 1346, January 25, 2020 (EAT)
@thekiprotich in Mombasa It was yet another memorable night for the world marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge as he was crowned the 2019 Sports Per...

Eliud Kipchoge , Hellen Obiri , SOYA Gala
Factbox – Nike’s Vaporfly shoes and tumbling records
By Matthews Mutai, 1528, January 24, 2020 (EAT)
World Athletics is set to announce the findings of a review of technology in road and track shoes by the end of January, and it is expected to change ...

Brigid Kosgei , Eliud Kipchoge , Joshua Cheptegei , Nike , Nike AlphaFly , Sifan Hassan , Vaporfly
All systems go ahead of SOYA Gala in Mombasa
By Agencies, 1459, January 24, 2020 (EAT)
The 16th edition of 2019 Safaricom Sports Personality of the Year Awards (SOYA) Gala goes down on Friday night at the Mombasa Sports Club. Themed �...

Soya Awards , SOYA Gala
World Athletics to tighten shoe rules after controversy
By Reuters, 1404, January 24, 2020 (EAT)
Athletics’ ruling body will tighten regulations governing shoe technology, two sources familiar with the matter said, after Nike’s popular Vaporfl...

Brigid Kosgei , Eliud Kipchoge , Nike , Vaporfly , World Athletics
Kosgei leads deep fields for RA Half Marathon
By World Athletics, 1038, January 22, 2020 (EAT)
World marathon record-holder Brigid Kosgei is the standout name in the women’s field for the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon, while 11 men with sub-60-...

Brigid Kosgei
Why a ban on Vaporfly shoe could boost Nike’s bottom line
By Reuters, 1447, January 17, 2020 (EAT)
A controversy over Nike’s hyper-advanced Vaporfly shoes that some say give runners an unfair advantage could boost sales, especially among amateurs ...

Eliud Kipchoge , Nike , Vaporfly
Kipchoge defends barrier-busting Nike shoe
By Gilbert Kiprotich, 1629, January 16, 2020 (EAT)
World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge has brushed off the critics of the Nike shoe he used to run the INEOS challenge- where he became the first...

Eliud Kipchoge