World record ratified for Jepchirchir

By World Athletics,

Just five days before Sifan Hassan and Peres Jepchirchir clash at the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships Gdynia 2020, their recent world reco...

Peres Jepchirchir , Ratified , World records

Cheptegei, Gidey demolish world records in Valencia

By Reuters,

Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei smashed the men’s 10,000 metres world record on Wednesday at the Valencia World Record Day, crossing the line in a stunning...

Joshua Cheptegei , Letesenbet Gidey , Valencia , World record

Cheptegei backs Kipchoge to bounce back from London waterloo

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World 10,000m champion Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda has tipped marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge to bounce back from the shock defeat suffered at th...

bounce back , Eliud Kipchoge , Joshua Cheptegei , London Marathon

Chepkoech, Kibiwott glide to victory at Kip Keino Classic

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

  Chief athletics writer at Nyayo World 3000m steeplechase champion Beatrice Chepkoech and Abraham Kibiwott notched convincing victories in the...

3000 steeplechase , Abraham Kibiwott , Beatrice Chepkoech , Kip Keino Classic Continental Tour

Sparkling Obiri, Cheruiyot roar on home soil

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Chief athletics writer at Nyayo World 5,000m champion Hellen Obiri and world 1,500m champion Timothy Cheruiyot continued their fine form on home soil...

Hellen Obiri , Kip Keino Clasic , nyayo national stadium , Women 5000m

Kirwa: Expect records to fall at Kip Keino Classic

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

National athletics head coach Julius Kirwa says he expects records to fall during Saturday's Kip Keino Classic Continental Tour meet at the Nyayo Nati...

Benin’s Yarigo ready for Kip Keino Classic test

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Noelie Yarigo of Benin has warned Kenyan athletes she will bring her 'a-game' on Saturday when the Kip Keino Classic Continental Tour meet gets underw...

Noeilie Yarigo , ‘Kip Keino Classic’

Kip Keino Classic: Tuwei says Kenya will deliver a world class event

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

As Kenya braces to host the seventh and final leg of the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold series on Saturday, it is yet another opportunity for K...

‘Kip Keino Classic’

Bett relishing Kipruto clash at Kip Keino Classic

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World Under-20 30000m steeplechase silver medallist Leonard Bett is raring to go for glory at the Kip Keino Classic Continental Tour meet on Saturday....

Leonard Bett , ‘Kip Keino Classic’

Brussels DL organisers in Kenya for Kip Keino Classic

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

As preparations for Saturday's Kip Keino Classic Continental Tour Gold meet hit top gear, organizers of AG Memorial Van Damme Diamond League meeting i...

‘Kip Keino Classic’

Golden Obiri ponders plans for Olympics and beyond

By World Athletics,

Hellen Obiri came close to walking away from the sport eight years ago. Aged 22 at the time, was so disappointed with her performance at the 2012 O...

Hellen Obiri , olympics , Personal Best

Kipyegon, Obiri unstoppable in Doha Diamond League

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Olympic 1500m champion Faith Kipyegon continued her red-hot form as she stormed to yet another victory in the women’s 800m as the curtains came down...

Doha 2019 , Faith Kipyegon , Hellen Obiri

Obiri, Chepkoech to light up Doha meet

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Chief Athletics Writer Fireworks are expected on Friday as a galaxy of stars renews their rivalry in the last meeting of the 2020 Diamond League seri...

Beatrice Chepkoech , Diamond League series , Doha , Hellen Obiri , Khalifa international Stadium , Qatar

Leap of faith: Why 400m champ Moraa is opting for 800m

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

World U-18 400m silver medalist and Africa Under-20 champion Mary Moraa has decided to transition to the 800m from her usual 400m race category saying...

Africa Under-20 champion , Mary Moraa , Transition to 800m

Edris, El Bakkali in provisional list for Kip Keino Classic

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World 5000m champion Ahmed Edris of Ethiopia and world 3000m steeplechase bronze medallist Soufianne El Bakkali are among the foreign athletes that wi...

‘Kip Keino Classic’

SWILA: Government continued ban on contact-sports a slap on the face

By Isaac Swila,

@ISAACSWILA The much touted sports return guidelines are eventually here with us after Sports Cabinet Secretary, Ambassador Amina Mohamed announced...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , CS Amina Mohamed

Obiri, Cheruiyot confirmed for Doha Diamond League

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Timothy Cheruiyot and Hellen Obiri are among the star-studded cast of world and Olympic medallists that will grace the track at Doha's Qatar Sports Cl...

Doha Diamond League , Helen Obiri , Timothy Cheruiyot

Kiyeng upsets Chepkoech in Berlin Continental Tour meet

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The 2015 world 3000m steeplechase champion Hyvin Kiyeng ran a brilliant race to upset world record holder over the distance Beatrice Chepkoech en rout...

Beatrice Chepkoech , Hyvin Kyeng , ISTAF Berlin , World Athletics Continental Tour

Preparations continue in Nairobi for Kip Keino Classic

By World Athletics,

Nairobi is preparing to host the first World Athletics Continental Tour Meeting on African soil. The anticipation over the tour is high, partly becaus...

‘Kip Keino Classic’

Farah breaks one-hour world record, Kipyegon wins 1000m race in Brussels

By Reuters,

Britain’s multiple world and Olympic champion Mo Farah ended a three-year absence from the track in style on Friday when he broke the world record f...

Brussels , Faith Kipyegon , Mo Farah , World record