Q&A with Ethiopian great Haile Gebrselassie

By Allen Mwazani,

During an illustrious career that spanned over two decades, Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie dazzled athletics fans across the world and utterly dominated...

Haile Gebrselassie

Farah targets one-hour world record in Brussels

By Reuters,

Four-times Olympic champion Mo Farah says he is targeting the one-hour world record at the AG Memorial Van Damme meet in Brussels on Sept. 4, as he re...

AG Memorial Van Damme , Mo Farah

Obiri and Kifle favourites in Elgoibar

By World Athletics,

At a press conference on Wednesday, elite race manager Zigor Díez announced the names of the athletes in contention at the 77th Cross Internacional J...

Hellen Obiri

From glory to glory, terrific Kamworor rises

By World Athletics,

Before he even lined up in Copenhagen on Sunday (15), Geoffrey Kamworor was already considered to be one of the best ever half marathon runners in his...

Copenhagen , Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor , Half Marathon

Kipchoge’s marathon reign will linger for ages, says Makau

By Stanley Mativo,

Former world marathon record holder Patrick Makau believes last year’s world record fete achieved by Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge is serving as a...

2019 London Marathon , Berlin Marathon , Champion , Eliud Kipchoge , olympics , Patrick Makau , reign

The greatest of all-time Eliud Kipchoge wins London Marathon again!

By Matthews Mutai,

The greatest marathoner of all-time Eliud Kipchoge breezed to yet another victory, winning the London Marathon men title for a fourth time clocking 2:...

Eliud Kipchoge , London Marathon , Mary Keitany , Mo Farah

Farah rails at Ethiopian great Gebrselassie over hotel theft

By Reuters,

Britain’s Mo Farah, who will be running in the London Marathon on Sunday, is in dispute with fellow distance-running great Haile Gebrselassie for fa...

Haile Gebrselassie , London Marathon , Mo Farah

Mekonnen, Rono set for Toronto Marathon showdown

By World Athletics,

Tsegaye Mekonnen’s marathon debut four years ago stunned running aficionados across the world as the Ethiopian youngster won the Dubai Marathon in 2...

Philemon Rono , Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon , Tsegaye Mekonnen

Kipchoge’s Marathon record will stand for years- Makau

By Stanley Mativo,

Former world marathon record holder Patrick Makau believes the new World Marathon record set by his compatriot Eliud Kipchoge on Sunday at Berlin in G...

Berlin Marathon , Eliud Kipchoge , Marathon , Patrick Makau , Record

NOTEBOOK:Fear of flies made Aussies adopt name short forms

By Philip Muchiri,

Philip Muchiri, a veteran broadcast journalist, is our lead reporter at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Here in Aussie, it’s illegal to use wooden ch...

adopt name short forms , Commonwelath games , fear of flies , made Australia

Kimetto aims to prove his form in Vienna

By World Athletics,

World record-holder Dennis Kimetto will next compete over 26.2 miles at the Vienna City Marathon on April 22. Although the likes of Haile Gebrselas...

Dennis Kimetto , Vienna City Marathon

From Ghana with love, Appiah to be chief guest at SOYA awards

By Jacob Icia,

Former Ghana international Stephen Appiah will be the chief guest at the 2017 Sports Personality of the Year Awards (SOYA), slated for Wednesday nig...

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Kibet and Rengeruk claim top spots at Campaccio

By World Athletics,

James Kibet and Lilian Rengeruk claimed a Kenyan double at the 61st edition of Campaccio on a rainy and cold day at the IAAF Cross Country Permit meet...

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My greatest challenge – Paul Tergat

By World Athletics,

Paul Tergat enjoyed a prodigious career on the track, cross country and road, but one of his most memorable performances was a race in which he was be...

Paul Tergat

Breaking2 eludes Nike and man; all you need to know

By Agencies,

Do we go again or do we implode under the weight of our own superficial ambitions? Man has failed to breach athletics' last barrier and an audaciou...

Breaking2 , Eliud Kipchoge , Feyisa Lesisa , italy , Marathon , Nike , Zersenay Tadese

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

Cross country is key to distance running success- Coe

By Mutwiri Mutuota,

IAAF President Lord Sebastian Coe has urged developed nations to take the World Cross Country Championships seriously to improve chances of excelling ...

IAAF , Kampala , Paul Tergat , Sebastian Coe , uganda , World Cross

Jail term could stamp out doping in Ethiopia: Gebrselassie

By Reuters,

Ethiopian distance-running great Haile Gebrselassie believes doping could be stamped out in his country if an athlete who failed a test for meldonium ...

Tergat challenges Kenyan stars to emulate ‘visionary’ Haile

By Jacob Icia,

Five-time World Cross Country champion Paul Tergat – in part of his address during the 2016 Safaricom Sports Personality Awards (SOYA) awards held o...

athletics , doping , Haile Gebrselassie , NOCK , Paul Tergat , SOYA , Soya Awards