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...

Doha 2019

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...

Agnes Tirop , eldoret , Rhoenex Kipruto , Tuskys Road Race

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...

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

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...

Kenya, Ethiopia Shine At The IAAF Championships

By Citizen,

Kipsang adds the world cross country title to his world half marathon title while Muchiri settled for the silver medal. Ethiopian Muktar Edris added a...