Rio Olympics icon Feyisa returns home from exile

By Reuters,

A medal winning Ethiopian Olympic runner, living in exile in the United States since making a protest gesture against government violence at the 2016 ...

Feyisa Lilesa

Kiptanui and Kipkirui lead strong Delhi Half Marathon fields

By IAAF,

Eric Kiptanui will lead the elite fields of runners for the 14th edition of Airtel Delhi Half Marathon set for October 21. Kiptanui  has already n...

Airtel Delhi Half Marathon , Daniel Kipchumba , Eric Kiptanui

Lilesa, Kosgei to defend Bogota Half titles

By IAAF,

Feyisa Lilesa and Brigid Kosgei will return to defend their titles at the 19th edition of the Bogota Half Marathon on Sunday. Lilesa, the 2016 Olym...

Bogota Half Marathon , Brigid Kosgei , Feyisa Lilesa

Abel Kirui’s story behind the picture

By IAAF,

As a two-time world marathon champion, 2012 Olympic silver medallist and former Chicago Marathon winner the exuberant Kenyan marathon star Abel Kirui ...

2012 Olympic silver medallist , Abel Kirui , Chicago Marathon winner , wo-time world marathon champion

Kipsang targeting world record in Tokyo

By IAAF,

Wilson Kipsang returns to defend his title at the 12th edition of the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday. Former winners Birhane Dibaba from Ethiopia and Kenyan...

Birhane Dibaba , Dickson Chumba , Feyisa Lilesa , Helah Kiprop , Tokyo Marathon , Tsegaye Mekonnen , Wilson Kipsang

Veteran Kipsang out to make Tokyo history

By Charity Wanja,

London 2012 Olympic bronze medallist will make attempts to be the first athlete to win the Tokyo Marathon crown twice on February 25 as Helah Kiprop a...

bronze medallist , London 2012 Olympic , Tokyo Marathon , Wilson Kipsang , win twice

Kimetto, Dibaba carry Chicago Marathon favorites tags

By AFP,

Kenya's Dennis Kimetto and Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba are among the runners to beat in Sunday's Chicago Marathon, where Kenya's Florence Kiplagat seek...

Abel Kirui , Bank of America Chicago Marathon , Chicago Marathon , Dennis Kimetto , Florence Kiplagat , Stanley Biwott , Tirunesh Dibaba

Farah, Keitany make history at Great North Run

By IAAF,

Mo Farah became the first athlete to win four consecutive titles at the Simplyhealth Great North Run, while Mary Keitany became the event’s third th...

Feyisa Lilesa , Great North Run , Mary Keitany , Mo Farah , Simplyhealth Great North Run , Vivian Cheruiyot

Wanjiru trumps Bekele, Keitany smashes world record

By Charity Wanja,

Coming into this race as the second fastest woman of all time, Mary Keitany took the London Marathon field to the cleaners with an astonishing 2:17:01...

Bedan Karoki , Daniel Wanjiru , Kenenisa Bekele , London Marathon , Mary Keitany , Tirunesh Dibaba

Bekele plots Kipchoge’s London Marathon record fall

By Matthews Mutai,

Ethiopian track legend Kenenisa Bekele believes he is in the sort of form to break Eliud Kipchoge's fastest ever time in the London Marathon on Sunday...

athletics , Eliud Kipchoge , Kenenisa Bekele , London Marathon

Keitany has record in mind at the London Marathon

By Agencies,

Mary Keitany missed out on Olympic selection after finishing ninth at the Virgin Money London Marathon last year, but the two-time champion is back in...

athletics , Eliud Kipchoge , Florence Kiplagat , Helah Kiprop , Kenenisa Bekele , London Marathon , Mary Keitany , Vivian Cheruiyot

Kenya braces for Bahamas, London athletics action

By Charity Wanja,

Athletics enthusiasts are in for a treat this weekend as the IAAF World Relays kicks off on Saturday in Bahamas, a day before the Virgin Money London ...

athletics , IAAF World Relays , London Marathon , Mary Keitany , Virgin Money

Injury forces NYC champ Biwott out of London Marathon

By Bernard Ndong,

Stanley Biwott has been forced to withdraw from the 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon with a persistent hamstring injury. Biwott, who won the 2015 ...

Amsterdam winner Wanjiru unfazed by London challenge

By Charity Wanja,

Amsterdam Marathon champion Daniel Wanjiru is hoping to stamp his authority at the 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon where he has been drawn to face a...

Abel Kirui , Daniel Wanjiru , Elite field , Eritrea , Ethiopia , Ghimray Gebrselassie , Kenenisa Bekele , kenya , London Marathon , Marathon , Samuel Wanjiru

Kipchoge out of London defence as Bekele leads field

By Mutwiri Mutuota,

Olympics and two-time Virgin London Marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge will not defend his title on April 23 organisers have confirmed following the rel...

Abel Kirui , athletics , Daniel Wanjiru , Eliud Kipchoge , Eritrea , Ethiopia , Kenenisa Bekele , kenya , London Marathon , Marathon , Stanley Biwott

Resurgent Abel Kirui eyes double London joy in 2017

By Charity Wanja,

London 2012 Olympics silver medallist and two-time IAAF Worlds champion Abel Kirui is eyeing a third global title and registering a second career Worl...

Abel Kirui , athletics , Chicago Marathon , Eliud Kipchoge , Kenenisa Bekele , London Marathon , London. , Marathon , olympics , World Championships

Gebrselassie backs Bekele to break marathon world record

By AFP,

Retired running legend Haile Gebrselassie on Thursday backed compatriot Kenenisa Bekele to break the world marathon record, dubbing his omission from ...

Dennis Kimetto , Haile Gebrselassie , Kenenisa Bekele , marathon record , Rio Olympics

Kipsang leads Kenyan Berlin Marathon glory hunt

By Charity Wanja,

Expectations will be high for London Olympics bronze medalist and former world record holder (2:03:23), Wilson Kipsang, as he heads a cast of other Ke...

Gladys Cherono , Kipsang , Wilson Kipsang

Rio marathon king Kipchoge not eyeing world record

By Matthews Mutai,

Olympics marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge has described his step-up from track running to the roads as his best ever career decision. While he insi...

athletics , Eliud Kipchoge , Marathon , olympics , Rio 2016

Lilesa yearns for peace, fears bloodletting in Ethiopia

By AFP,

  Ethiopia faces potential tragedy -- even ethnic bloodletting -- if the international community looks away from repression there, runner Feyi...

athletics , Brazil , Ethiopia , Feyisa Lilesa , Marathon , New York , protest , Rio 2016