Kipserem soars to victory at Abu Dhabi Marathon

By Reuters,

Kenya’s Marius Kipserem and Ethiopia’s Ababel Yeshaneh smashed their PBs to secure victories at the inaugural ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon on Friday. ...

Ababel Yeshaneh , Marius Kipserem

Kamworor shines in Valencia World Half as Kenya bags bronze

By Charity Wanja,

New York Marathon title holder Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor completed a hat-trick at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, after winning in Valenci...

Geoffrey Kamworor , Kamworor shines in Valencia World Half as Kenya bags bronze , Valencia 2018

Valencia deja vu for Jepkosgei at 2018 World Half

By IAAF,

Joyciline Jepkosgei will return to racing in Valencia on Saturday with fond memories of her last visit to Spain’s third-largest city. On that occ...

IAAF World Half Marathon , Joyciline Jepkosgei , Valencia 2018

Nyachae, Simon Mbugua among Jubilee’s EALA nominees

By Wahome Gitonga,

Jubilee Party on Thursday submitted 15 names to both the National Assembly and Senate to fill its five slots in the East African Legislative Assembly...

Charles Nyachae , EALA , East African Legistlative Assembly , former National Assembly clerk Justin Bundi. , Jubilee's nominees to EALA , Poll losers to reap big from Jubilee's EALA slots , the former Constitution Implementation Commission (CIC) chairperson

Ruto, Chumba break race records at Beirut Marathon

By IAAF,

Organisers of the Blom Bank Beirut Marathon were rewarded with two event records as the best field this competition has ever seen met all expectations...

Blom Bank Beirut Marathon , Dominic Ruto , Eunice Chumba

Kiptoo, Girma return to defend Beirut Marathon titles

By IAAF,

Lebanon has endured a tumultuous history which has provided long-lasting images illustrating how life once was. Just this past week the country’s...

Beirut Marathon , Blom Bank Beirut Marathon , Edwin Kiptoo , Eunice Chumba , Rose Chelimo , Rotterdam Marathon , Tigist Girma

Kenyan athletes to sign doping integrity pledges

By Citizen Team,

Athletics Kenya (AK) has introduced a mandatory athlete integrity pledge as the governing body intensifies its fight against doping. Athletes will ...

ADAK , AK , athletics , doping , WADA

Chumba chasing Beirut Marathon record

By Citizen Reporter,

If her recent performances are any indication Eunice Chumba will be odds-on- favourite to challenge the Blom Bank Beirut Marathon event record when th...

Bahrain , Blom Bank Beirut Marathon , Eunice Chumba , IAAF Silver Label Road Race , kenya

Stellar Kenya dominate weekend road races

By Charity Wanja,

Kenyan athletes dominated the weekend road races starting with Lawrence Cherono, who set a new TCS Amsterdam Marathon course record of 2 hours 5 minu...

Kenyan , Kenyan Athletes , Lawrence Cherono , road arces , TCS Amsterdam Marathon

Weekend of surprises as Kenyans post mixed results in Road Races

By Charity Wanja,

It was a bitter-sweet weekend for Kenyan road racers as they posted mixed results. In South Africa, Kenyan athletes were humbled at the Sanlam Cape...

Asefa Mengstu Negewo , Dam tot Damloop , Ediwn Kiptoo , Marceline Chelangat , Nancy Kiprop , Risa Takenaka , Yenew Alamirev

Kimutai leads Kenyan clean sweep in Rotterdam marathon

By Charity Wanja,

Marius Kimutai lead compatriots to a 1,2,3,4,5 finish at the 2017 Rotterdam Marathon as Ethiopian Meskerem Assefa outsprinted Kenyan-born Bahraini Eun...

athletics , Marius Kimutai , Meskerem Assefa , Paul Koech , Rotterdam Marathon

Top guns welcome anti-doping move, AK invites 108 for seminar

By Charity Wanja,

Top athletes have welcomed the initiative taken by Athletics Kenya (AK) to involve the Kenyan Doctors Network in a bid to stem the spike in doping cas...

Abel Kirui , AK , athletics , Dickson Chumba , doping , eldoret , Rita Jeptoo

Kiplagat stunned at Kapsokwony cross-country meet

By Charity Wanja,

Jackline Atidonyang ran a memorable 10KM race to stun two-time world cross champion and two-time Chicago Marathon Champion Florence Kiplagat as Noah K...

Wanjiru stunner gifts Amsterdam Marathon new course record

By Mutwiri Mutuota,

There is another Wanjiru in town who is very good in marathon running, almost five years since Kenya tragically lost Beijing 2008 Olympics champion, S...

Amsterdam Marathon , athletics , Daniel Kamau , Marius Kimutai , Meselech Melkamu , Sammy Kitwara

Rabbit Wangari highlights Kenyan dominance in Europe

By Charity Wanja,

Kenyans showed their dominance in European road races highlighted by the performance of pacemaker James Mwangi Wangari who stunned the men’s elite f...

Alice Aprot , athletics , Copenhagen Half Marathon , James Mwangi Wangari , Mattoni Usti and Labem Half Marathon , Road races

Coach Berardelli, five locals deny doping charges

By Agnes Oloo,

Italian coach, Claudio Berardelli and five locals formally denied charges related to doping on Tuesday at Nairobi’s Milimani Law Courts as prosecuto...

athletics , Claudio Berardelli , doping

Torn athletes seek answers as Claudio’s case is deferred

By Dzuya Walter,

The case against coach, Claudio Berardelli has been deferred to August 2 as athletes under the Italian trainer gathered at Athletics Kenya (AK) headqu...

Coach Claudio released on Ksh200,000 cash bail

By Charity Wanja,

Italian coach, Claudio Berardelli who is being investigated on doping related charges was on Tuesday released on a cash bail of Ksh200,000 or alte...

Claudio Berardelli , doping , Rita Jeptoo

On your marks! AK releases Olympic Trials invitees

By Mutwiri Mutuota,

Athletics Kenya has released a star-studded list of 213 athletes who have been invited for the June 30 and July 1 Rio 2016 Trials in Eldoret having qu...

athletics , Athletics Kenya , David Rudisha , Ezekiel Kemboi , olympics , Rio 2016

Kemboi, Kiprop, Sum, Cheruiyot in Doha tests

By Mutwiri Mutuota,

Having impressed at home at the onset of the track season Ezekiel Kemboi, the Olympics titleholder and former Olympics and three-time world champion, ...

Asbel Kiprop , athletics , Doha , Elijah Manangoi , Eunice Sum , Ezekiel Kemboi , IAAF Diamond League , Jairus Birech