Cheptegei smashes world 10km record

By IAAF,

Joshua Cheptegei smashed the world record in the 10km, clocking 26:38* at the 10K Valencia Trinidad Alfonso on Sunday. The Ugandan star clipped six...

Joshua Cheptegei

Farah announces return to track for Tokyo Games

By IAAF,

Four-time Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah has announced he will return to the 10,000m on the track next year in a bid to win a fifth Olympic title in ...

Mo Farah , olympics , Tokyo 2020 , Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Double feat: Kipchoge crowned World Athlete of the Year in France

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge has been crowned Male World Athlete of the Year for second year in a row at the annual World Athletics gal...

awards , Eliud Kipchoge , France , Marathon , Monaco , World Male Athlete of the Year

Will Kipchoge, Kosgei deliver Kenyan double in Monaco?

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

With the World Athletics gala set to go down  in Monaco on Saturday, France, Kenyans will be hoping that for the first time both the men and women Wo...

Brigid Kosgei , Eliud Kipchoge , France , Kenyan , Monaco

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

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

Cheruiyot wants stringent measures to help improve Kenya’s performance

By Philip Muchiri,

Philip Muchiri in Doha Newly crowned 1,500m World champion Timothy Cheruiyot has called for stringent measures to increase the number of medals from ...

1500m , Doha , improved perfomnace , Timothy Cheruiyot , World Athletics Championships , World champion

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

Kirwa banking on Kipruto to end Kenya’s drought in 10k

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

National team head coach Julius Kirwa has backed Kenya's 10000m men's field for the World Championships to finally end the country's medal drought ove...

Alex Oloitiptip , IAAF World Championships , Julius Kirwa , Rhonex Kipruto , Rodgers Kwemoi

From glory to glory, terrific Kamworor rises

By IAAF,

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

Classy Chepkoech dominates in Zurich

By IAAF,

Beatrice Chepkoech was the class of the field in the women’s steeplechase, the world record holder taking command from the gun en route to a convinc...

Beatrice Chepkoech , Zurich Diamond League

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