Kosgei nominated for Laureus award

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World marathon record holder Brigid Kosgei is among the six nominees for the Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year award. Kosgei will battle it out...

award , Brigid Kosgei , Laureus World Sportswoman

Chepkoech breaks 5km world record in Monaco

By World Athletics,

World 3000m steeplechase champion Beatrice Chepkoech broke the world 5km record when she clocked 14:43 at the Monaco Run on Sunday. The performance b...

Camp early for 10,000m Olympics gold, advises Letting

By Jacob Icia,

Jacob Iciain Nairobi Veteran athletics coach David Letting has called upon Athletics Kenya and the National Olympics Committee, to co-opt expert tact...

10000m , Athletics Kenya , David Letting , gold , Naftali Temu , Noc-k , Tokyo Olympics

The unfinished race: Kimetto, Jelimo to Rudisha…what went wrong?

By Isaac Swila,

Isaac Swila in Nairobi Sandra Lamwaka in Kampala Gilbert Kiprotich in Eldoret David Rudisha is an “A class'' athlete, but it’s debata...

Alfred Kirwa Yego , David Rudisha , Dorcas Inzikiru , Pamela Jelimo , Unfinished Race

Record breaker Cheptegei eyes Olympic double

By Reuters,

Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei says he is targeting the 5,000m-10,000m double at the Tokyo Olympics after breaking the world records in both distances this ...

Joshua Cheptegei , Olympic double , Tokyo Games

Tuwei optimistic ahead of World Athletics Awards

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

With the 2020 World Athletics Awards ceremony set to be held virtually on Saturday, Athletics Kenya (AK) president Jackson Tuwei is confident AK will ...

Athletics Kenya (AK) , awards , Jackson Tuwei , World Athletics

Cheruiyot shortlisted for World Athletics award

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World 1500m champion Timothy Cheruiyot is the only Kenyan in the ten-man shortlist for the 2020 Male World Athlete of the Year award. This year’s...

Timothy Cheruiyot , World 1500m champion , World Athlete of the Year award.

Obiri coy on world record, targets Olympic gold

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World 5000m champion Hellen Obiri is raring to go for her maiden Olympic gold medal at the Summer Games to be held next year in Tokyo, Japan. With ...

Helen Obiri , olympics

Kenya’s Jepchirchir wins Half Marathon title in record time

By Stanley Mativo,

Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir on Saturday put a spirited sprint in the final 500m to reclaim her World Athletics Half Marathon Championships title with ...

Jacob Kiplimo , Peres Jepchirchir

Cheptegei aims to end dream year on a high at WA Half Marathon

By Agencies,

When the gun sounds for the men’s race at the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships Gdynia 2020 on Saturday (17), all eyes will be on an ath...

Geoffrey Kamworor , Joshua Cheptegei , Kandie Kibiwott , kenya , Poland , uganda , WA Half Marathon

Cheptegei, Gidey demolish world records in Valencia

By Reuters,

Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei smashed the men’s 10,000 metres world record on Wednesday at the Valencia World Record Day, crossing the line in a stunning...

Joshua Cheptegei , Letesenbet Gidey , Valencia , World record

Kandie to lead Kenya’s charge at World Half Marathon

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Kibiwott Kandie is ready to lead Kenya’s charge at the World Half Marathon slated for October 17 in Gydnia Poland. Athletics Kenya (AK) has revea...

Athletics Kenya , Gydnia , Kibiwott Kandie , Poland , World Half Marathon

Cheptegei backs Kipchoge to bounce back from London waterloo

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World 10,000m champion Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda has tipped marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge to bounce back from the shock defeat suffered at th...

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Cheptegei on track to achieve global domination after setting world record

By World Athletics,

Joshua Cheptegei had a simple plan. Sixteen months ago, beside the picturesque cross country course in Aarhus, Denmark, where he had just won his f...

5000m , Aarhus , Denmark , Joshua Cheptegei , World record

Obiri, Cheruiyot and Kipyegon shine at DL meet in Monaco

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Kenyan athletes made a resounding comeback to track as the first leg of the 2020 Diamond League went down Friday night in Monaco, France. World 5,0...

Faith Kipyegon , Hellen Obiri , Monaco Diamond League , Timothy Cheruiyot

Brilliant Cheptegei breaks 5,000m world record

By Agencies,

Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei produced an astonishing run in Monaco to break the 16-year-old 5,000m world record by almost two seconds. The 23-year-old...

Breaks world record , Joshua Cheptegei , uganda

Bett fired-up for Monaco challenge, targets new Personal Best

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Chief Athletics Writer World Under-20 3,000m steeplechase silver medalist Leonard Bett is relishing the competitive field he will be facing Friday ni...

Diamond League , Leonard Bett , Lower Personal Best , Monaco , Stade Louis II

Kipyegon, Cheruiyot confirmed for Monaco DL

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Olympics 1500m champion Faith Kipyegon and world 1500m champion Timothy Cheruiyot have been confirmed for the Monaco Diamond League slated for August ...

Faith Kipyegon , Monaco Diamond League , Timothy Cheruiyot

AK lobbies EU embassies to save Kenyan athletes from Diamond League blockade

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Ministry of Sports backed by Athletics Kenya have begun to engage embassies of European Union (EU) countries in a bid to rally them to allow Kenya...

Athletics Kenya(AK) , European Union (EU) , Ministry of Sports , Schengen states

Rojas, Cheptegei and Hassan confirmed for Monaco DL

By World Athletics,

Organisers of the Herculis EBS Meeting have confirmed the first major stars set to compete at the Wanda Diamond League fixture in Monaco on 14 August....

Joshua Cheptegei , Monaco Diamond League , Sifan Hassan , Yulimar Rojas