Jepchirchir on course for World Athletics award

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World Half marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir is among the five finalists for the Female World Athlete of the Year award 2020. In the final shortl...

Peres Jepchirchir , World Athletics

Kenyan trio nominated for World Athletics award

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Kenyan trio of world 5,000m champion Hellen Obiri, Olympic 1,500m champion Faith Kipyegon and Half Marathon world record holder Peres Jepchirchir ...

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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

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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Kipruto, Jepchirchir set to compete in Valencia

By World Athletics,

Along with its marathon on 6 December, the Valencia Marathon Trinidad Alfonso EDP will also stage an elite half marathon on the same day, and both rac...

Rhonex Kipruto , Valencia Marathon Trinidad Alfonso EDP

Obiri, Cheruiyot headline Stockholm meet provisional list

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

After recording resounding victories in the first leg of the 2020 Diamond League in Monaco last Friday, Kenyan athletes will be aiming for another maj...

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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

2019 in Review: Kenyan stars light up Doha

By Philip Muchiri,

@Philip Muhiri Kenya again showed her athletics prowess at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, finishing second on the overall medal st...

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Kipruto, Tirop clinch Tuskys Road Race titles

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World 10,000m bronze medalist Rhonex Kipruto and Agnes Tirop won the first edition of the rebranded Tuskys Great 10km road race held Sunday in Eldoret...

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Dejected Obiri could snub 5K at Doha Worlds

By Philip Muchiri,

Philip Muchiri in Doha, Qatar Hellen Obiri says her podium miss in the 10,000m could be her final race at the 2019 IAAF World Championships in Doha, ...

Hellen Obiri , IAAF World Athletics Championships

Kenya settles for 10,000m bronze after Hassan stunner

By Matthews Mutai,

Sifan Hassan ran a blistering final lap to win the women's 10,000m in 30:17.62 at the IAAF World Championships in Doha, Qatar on Saturday. The Dutc...

Agnes Tirop , Hellen Obiri , IAAF World Championships , Letesenbet Gidey , Sifan Hassan

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...

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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...

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Obiri out to retain Diamond League title in Brussels

By Matthews Mutai,

Hellen Obiri will be targeting a third consecutive Diamond League title in the 5000m when the 2019 IAAF Diamond League now boils down to the AG Memori...

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Obiri won’t defend title after conquering Aarhus 2019

By David Kariuki,

World 5000m champion Hellen Obiri announced that Aarhus 2019 will be he final appearance at a World Cross Country event following her historic victory...

Hellen Obiri

Obiri, Dibaba set for Eugene Pre Classic showdown

By World Athletics,

Genzebe Dibaba and Hellen Obiri headline a titanic matchup in the Prefontaine Classic women’s 5000m, the third stop of the 2018 IAAF Diamond League,...

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Obiri sets up Ayana 5K clash as Nyairera, Yego advance

By Matthews Mutai,

Olympic silver medallist Hellen Obiri led compatriots Margaret Chelimo and Sheila Chepkirui to advancing for the IAAF World Championships 5000m final...

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Ethiopia, Uganda seal top WXC U20 honors, bronze for Kenya

By Agencies,

Letesenbet Gidey created a piece of history when she became only the fourth woman ever to win the World Under20 Cross Country title twice, leading Eth...

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U20 powerhouses Kenya, Ethiopia to shake Kampala WXC

By Agencies,

Since the inception of the junior/U20 contests at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1989, dozens of countries have grappled with one simpl...

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Letting fancies Kenyan juniors at Kampala WXC

By Charity Wanja,

Coach David Letting says experience will be the driving force for the Kampala-bound Team Kenya Under-20 as they set up to hunt for individual and team...