Tanui, Balew ready to battle at Antrim Cross Country

By World Athletics,

Olympic 10,000m silver medallist Paul Tanui of Kenya and double European cross country gold medallist Fionnuala McCormack of Ireland are among the wor...

Antrim Cross Country , Birhanu Balew , IAAF Antrim International Cross Country , Paul Tanui , Richard Yator

Budapest to host 2023 World Championship as IAAF makes key decisions

By World Athletics,

The Hungarian capital Budapest has been awarded the IAAF World Athletics Championships in 2023. Budapest is an experienced organiser of major athle...

Budapest , Hungarian capital , IAAF , World Athletics Championships

Kiplimo, Zakayo renew rivalry in Soria

By World Athletics,

The Cross Internacional de Soria returns to the IAAF Cross Country Permit series after a seven-year break and will celebrate its silver jubilee 25th e...

Edward Zakayo , IAAF Cross Country Permit series , Jacob Kiplimo , Monte Valonsadero

Kiplimo and Teferi reign in Spain

By World Athletics,

Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo and Ethiopia’s Senberi Teferi were victorious at the 15th ‘Cross Internacional de Atapuerca’, the opening race of the 2...

Ethiopia’s Senberi Teferi , IAAF Cross Country Permit , Jacob Kiplimo

Kenyan runners sweep the podium in Sevilla

By Charity Wanja,

World 10,000m bronze medallist Agnes Tirop led a Kenyan clean podium sweep on Sunday at the 36th Cross Internacional de Itálica in Santiponce, near...

000m bronze medallist Agnes Tirop , 6th Cross Internacional de Itálica in Santiponce , Kenyan runners sweep the podium in Sevilla , near the Spanish city of Seville , World 10

Cheptegei-Barega, Jebet-Obiri showdowns set for Seville

By World Athletics,

The Cross Internacional de Itálica in Santiponce on the outskirts of the Spanish city of Seville – the third Spanish leg of the current IAAF Cross ...

Cross Internacional de Itálica , IAAF Cross Country Permit , Santiponce

Obiri, Chelimo favourites in San Giorgio Su Legnano

By Citizen Team,

World and Olympic medallists Hellen Obiri and Paul Chelimo will be in the spotlight at the 61st edition of the Campaccio race in San Giorgio su Legnan...

Agnes Tirop , Faith Kipyegon , Hellen Obiri , IAAF Cross Country Permit series , Paul Chelimo

Kenya braces for ‘biggest WXC in a decade’ at Kampala

By Agencies,

With nine days to go until the IAAF World Cross Country Championships Kampala 2017, Team Kenya heads to a competition whose final entry figures sugges...

athletics , IAAF World Cross Country , Kampala World Cross

Aprot, Nyairera lead Prisons charge for National XC

By Charity Wanja,

Kenya Prisons Service is looking forward to qualifying at least five runners to Team Kenya for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Kampala, ...

Alice Aprot , athletics , IAAF World Cross , Justus Kagogo , Kampala , Kenya Prisons , Mang'ata Ndiwa , Margaret Nyairera , Nairobi , National Cross Country , Preview , Stephen Mwaniki , team kenya , Uhuru Gardens

AK had sought IAAF Council intervention on citizenship change

By Charity Wanja,

Athletics Kenya (AK) had written to the Confederation of Africa Athletics to push for change of citizenship to discussed as an agenda at the IAAF Cou...

AK , Athletics Kenya , Bahrain , CAA , IAAF , Kalkaba , Medals for Passports , Seb Coe , Tuwei

Obiri, Manangoi out to shine in Karlsruhe indoor meet

By Mutwiri Mutuota,

Olympics silver medallist Hellen Obiri is out to maintain her unbeaten start to the season while Elijah Manangoi is on the hunt for a second victory i...

athletics , Bethwell Birgen , Elijah Manangoi , germany , Hellen Obiri , IAAF World Cross Country , IAAF World Indoor Tour , Karlsruhe , kenya , Laura Muir , Silas Kiplagat

Bydgoszcz WXC king Korir floors Mukono in Transmara

By Andrew Langat,

The 2013 IAAF World Cross champion Japhet Korir was back to his fluent best to floor home favourite and 2014 African titleholder, Moses Letoiye Mukono...

athletics , cross country , David Rudisha , Japhet Korir , John Ngugi , Joseph Ebuya , Lt. Gen (Rtd) Jackson Tuwei , Moses Letoiye Mukono , Moses Mukono , Paul Tergat , Transmara , William Sigei , Winfridah Moseti

Chamgei FM Champions Extravaganza set to rock Eldoret

By Carol Kones,

Eldoret will be shaken to its core on Saturday when the Chamgei Champions Extravaganza rocks the self-styled ‘City of Champions’ in song and danc...

Chamgei Champions Extravaganza , Chamgei FM , eldoret , Ezekiel Kemboi , olympics , Rio 2016

Aprot hopes its fourth time lucky for Africa Cross gold

By Philip Muchiri,

Alice Aprot hopes it will be fourth time lucky when she competes at this weekend’s CAA Africa Athletics Championships in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The ...

Alice Aprot , Athletics Kenya , CAA Africa Cross Country Championships

Kamworor, Aprot dominate Cross nationals

By Agencies,

World Cross Champion, Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor proved his class when he triumphed over archrival Bedan Karoki in the blue-riband 10km men senior race...

African Cross Country Championships , Alice Aprot , Cameroon , Geoffrey Kamworor , kenya , Kenyan Cross Country , Rio De Janeiro

Athletics Kenya releases calendar in Rio 2016 build-up

By Citizen Reporter,

Athletics Kenya on Thursday released a calendar of events in the build-up to this year’s Olympics Games in Rio, Brazil. AK chairman Mr. Jackson T...