Olunga to challenge Kipchoge and Co for top Soya honours

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Harambee Stars striker Michael Olunga is among five nominees shortlisted for the 2019 SOYA Male Athlete of the Year ahead of the awards gala slated fo...

Eliud Kipchoge , Male Athlete of the Year award , Michael Olunga , SOYA , Timothy Cheruiyot

Cheruiyot dreaming of lowering Guerrouj’s longstanding record

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World 1,500m champion Timothy Cheruiyot believes the World Record over the distance can be lowered ''when the right time comes.'' According to Cherui...

1 , 500M , Hicham El Guerrouj , kenya , Morocco , Timothy Cheruiyot

2019 in Review: ‘Golden girl’ Chepkoech showed grit to win gold at Doha Worlds

By Carol Kones,

Review, Caro Kones A mistake at the water jump that cost Kenya’s 3,000m steeplechase queen Beatrice Chepkoech not to win the 2017 world championshi...

Beatrice Chepkoech , Doha , gold , Qatar , World Championships

Brigid Kosgei makes top five list for prestigious IAAF award

By Isaac Swila,

Women marathon world recorder holder Brigid Kosgei is among the final five nominees for the prestigious 2019 IAAF Female World Athlete of the Year. ...

Brigid Kosgei , Chicago Marthon , France , IAAF Awards , Monaco , World record

Eliud Kipchoge on course for top IAAF award after making shortlist

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge has made it to the final list of five athletes who will battle it out for this year's Male World Athlete o...

Eliud Kipchoge , IAAF Award , shortlist

Kipruto irked by Diamond League changes

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Olympic and double World 3000m steeplechase champion Conseslus Kipruto has urged IAAF to reconsider the removal of the 3000m steeplechase race from th...

3000m steeplechase , Conseslus Kipruto , Diamond League , IAAF

Kosgei, Chepkoech and Obiri nominated for IAAF award

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Newly crowned world marathon record holder Brigid Kosgei, world 3,000m steeplechase record holder Beatrice Chepkoech and world 5,000m champion Hellen ...

Beatrice Chepkoech , Brigid Kosgei , Hellen Obiri , IAAF Female World Athlete of the Year

Eliud Kipchoge, Cheruiyot nominated for IAAF Male World Athlete of the Year award

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge and World 1,500m champion Timothy Cheruiyot are among the 11 nominees shortlisted for this year’s IAAF M...

Eliud Kipchoge , IAAF Male World Athlete , shortlisted , Timothy Cheruiyot

RIANG’A :The science of running and why G.O.A.T Kipchoge needs a miracle

By Citizen Reporter,

Patrick Riang'a Expectations are high, the challenge is already set - Vienna, Austria is the venue for the INEOS 1:59 Challenge which will be going...

Austria , Eliud Kipchoge , INEOS 1:59 Challenge , mission impossible , Vienna

Sparkling Cheruiyot wins Kenya its fifth gold in Doha

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Timothy Cheruiyot left nothing to chance as he ran to victory in the men's 1,500m final to notch Kenya's fifth gold in the final day of the World Cham...

1500m , Doha , Qatar , Timothy Cheruiyot , wins gold , World Championships

Kenya bids to host 2025 IAAF World Championships

By Philip Muchiri,

Philip Muchiri in Doha, Qatar Kenya has placed a bid to host the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Nairobi, an attempt that could see the country...

2025 IAAF World Championships , kenya , Nairobi

Nyairera says she is a ‘victim’ of IAAF testosterone rule

By Agencies,

Olympic bronze medalist Margaret Nyairera Wambui of Kenya opened up to The Olympic Channel about the International Association of Athletics' testoster...

IAAF , Margaret Nyairera Wambui , testosterone

IAAF boss Coe excited by Kipchoge sub-2 attempt

By Reuters,

The head of world athletics Sebastian Coe wants to end his federation’s ‘computer says no’ approach which would mean that if Kenya’s Eliud Kip...

Eliud Kipchoge , IAAF , INEOS159 , Seb Coe

Obiri, Hassan, Tirop to light up 5,000m in Doha

By Agencies,

Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands has already had an annus mirabilis – and as she approaches a possible 5000m/10,000m double in Doha it could get even...

000m , 5 , Agnes Jebet Tirop , Doha , Hellen Obiri , Sifan Hassan

Road to Doha: With Dibaba out, Kipyegon, Hassan highlight 1,500m

By Agencies,

With major question marks against all the chief contenders, predicting the outcome of the women’s 1500m with any great level of confidence is a tric...

1 , 500M , Faith Kipyegon , Genzebe Dibaba , Sifan Hassan

Road to Doha: In Manangoi’s absence, who will reign supreme in 1,500m?

By World Athletics,

It seems wrong to describe Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen as a wunderkind, because even though he only turned 19 on 19 September, he has the attitude �...

1 , 500M , Cheruiyot , Doha , Jakob , Manangoi , Supreme

Youthful Ngeno calm as Worlds debut beckons

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

For 800m prodigy Kipng'etich Ng'eno the prospect of competing at this year’s World Championships in Doha, Qatar was a far-fetched reality when he li...

800m , Doha , IAAF , Kipngetich Ngeno , Qatar , World Championships

Manangoi pulls out of Doha World Champs

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World 1,500m champion Elijah Manangoi will not defend his tittle in the upcoming World Championships slated for September 27-October 6 in Doha, Qatar....

Chepkoech leads Kenyan steeple quartet to Doha

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert Kiprotich at Nyayo Stadium World 3000m steeplechase record holder Beatrice Chepkoech will lead a strong Kenyan contingent in the water-and-ba...

Beatrice Chepkoech , Celliphine Chespol , Hyvin Kiyeng

Cheruiyot clinches Diamond League trophy

By World Athletics,

Timothy Cheruiyot produced a convincing run at the AG Memorial Van Damme in Brussels on Friday to secure his third successive Diamond League trophy ov...

Hellen Obiri , IAAF Diamond League , Sifan Hassan , Timothy Cheruiyot