Cheruiyot targets third successive win in Lausanne

By Stephen Kiprop,

World silver medallist Timothy Cheruiyot heads to Lausanne on Friday off the back of convincing victories in Stockholm and Stanford. The 2018 Diamo...

Emmanuel Korir , Timothy Cheruiyot

Cheruiyot leads men’s 1500m field for Lausanne

By Philip Muchiri,

Kenya's Timothy Cheruiyot, the 2018 Diamond League champion will lead a high-powered men's 1500m race at this year’s Lausanne's Athletissima on 5 Ju...

Timothy Cheruiyot

Jeruto stuns Chepkoech to win Oslo DL

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Former African champion Norah Jeruto set a 9:03.71 Oslo Diamond League meet record as she stunned the world 3000m steeplechase record holder Beatrice ...

Beatrice Chepkoech , Hyvin Kiyeng , Norah Jeruto , Oslo Diamond League

Chepkoech, Coburn set for Oslo DL showdown

By Citizen Team,

World record holder Beatrice Chepkoech is set to face off world champion Emma Coburn in the 3000m steeplechase at the IAAF diamond league series in Os...

Chepkoech dominates in Shanghai Diamond League

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World 3,000m steeplechase record holder Beatrice Chepkoech raced to a comfortable win in the Shanghai Diamond League on Saturday clocking 9:04.33 to n...

Beatrice Chepkoech , Shanghai Diamond League

Obiri powers to victory for historic World XC gold

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Hellen Obiri became the first woman to have won individual senior titles on the track outdoors, indoors and in cross country when she led virtually fr...

Hellen Obiri , IAAF World Cross Country Championships

Obiri, Kipruto shine at Elgoibar

By IAAF,

The Kenyan tandem of world junior 10,000m champion Rhonex Kipruto and world 5000m gold medallist Hellen Obiri were overwhelming winners at the Cross I...

10000m champion , 5000m gold medallist , Cross Internacional Juan Muguerza , Elgoibar , Hellen Obiri , IAAF Cross Country Permit meeting , Rhonex Kipruto

Veteran Komon set for marathon bow

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World 10km record-holder Leonard Patrick Komon is set to make his marathon debut in April after a glittering career in road races. The 31-year-old ...

Leonard Patrick Komon , marathon debut , Road races , World 10km record-holder , World Cross Country Championships

Balancing between books and track: prodigy Zakayo speaks on challenges

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

For World U-20 5,000m champion Edward Pingua Zakayo, 2018 was definitely a good year; bedecked by bountiful harvest. Firstly; the Kenyan prodigy sh...

5000m , Edward Pingua Zakayo , IAAF World U-18 Championships , School , World championship

Year in Review: Kenya’s podium sweep in 3,000m steeplechase highlights C’W

By Philip Muchiri,

  Philip Muchiri After a horrendous outing at the Rio Olympics Games in 2016, Kenya went to the Commonwealth Games in 2018 not only bullish...

Australia , Commonwealth Games , Consenslus Kipruto , Gold Coast , kenya , Steeplechase

Now back to full health, Cheptegei excited to see what 2019 brings

By IAAF,

If 2018 has revealed anything about Joshua Cheptegei – besides an unerring ability to deliver his primary goals – it is his unshakeable belief and...

10000m , 5000m , Commonwealth Games , Joshua Cheptege , Ugandan

Cheptegei, Chesang break African records in Durban

By IAAF,

Commonwealth 10,000m champions Joshua Cheptegei and Stella Chesang secured a Ugandan double at the FNB Durban 10K CitySurfRun, producing the fastest t...

Durban , FNB Durban 10K CitySurfRun , Joshua Cheptegei , Stella Chesang

Champ Manangoi expresses concern over Kenya’s dwindling track prowess

By Carol Kones,

The first batch of Team Kenya jetted back to the country this morning with newly crowned Commonwealth Games 1,500m champion Elijah Manangoi leading th...

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Semenya defiant after sweeping to Commonwealth double

By AFP,

South Africa's Caster Semenya shrugged off controversy over her right to compete after completing a Commonwealth Games double with victory in the wome...

Caster Semenya , Commonwealth Games , Gold Coast 2018 , Margaret Nyairera

Kwemoi wins 10K bronze, Semenya too good for Nyairera

By Charity Wanja,

World Under-20 champion Rodgers Kwemoi won Kenya’s sixth bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games as he clocked 27:28.66 to finish third in the men’...

Caster Semenya , Commonwealth Games , Gold Coast 2018 , Joshua Cheptegei , Margaret Nyairera , Rodgers Kwemoi

Zakayo brings home Kenya’s second medal at GC2018

By Charity Wanja,

Teenager Edward Zakayo battled through an experienced line of opposition as he raced to a bronze finish in the men's 5000m, delivering Kenya's second ...

Commonwealth Games , Edward Zakayo , Gold Coast 2018

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 IAAF,

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

Flashback2017: Kenya reigns supreme at Kampala World Cross

By Charity Wanja,

The year 2017 presented great success for local athletes as they preserved Kenya's global dominance in distance running. Kenyans again proved the o...

Geoffrey Kamworor , IAAF World Cross Country , Irene Cheptai , Kampala , uganda

Gachaga targets Durban gold after Cape Town success

By Kenerickson Njeru,

Kenya’s Morris Munene Gachaga hopes to win his second gold medal this year in South Africa at the inaugural FNB Durban 10KM City surf Run, on Sunday...

Morris Munene Gachaga