SWR can fall but Kenyan athletes must pull their weight- Mateelong

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Former Africa 3,000m steeplechase champion Richard Mateelong believes the current crop of Kenyan male athletes are capable of breaking the Steeplechas...

000m , 3 , Richard Mateelong , Steeplechase World Record

SJAK names Paralympian Mutai April’s finest

By Agencies,

Sports Journalists Association of Kenya (SJAK) has honored Paralympian Vincent Mutai with the Sports Personality Award for April 2019. Mutai took t...

Paralympian , SJAK , Sports Personality , StarTimes , Vincent Mutai

Obiri leads strong Prefontaine Classic field

By Stephen Kiprop,

World 5000m champion Hellen Obiri highlights top entries for the Prefontaine classic at the Eugene/Stanford IAAF Diamond League slated for June 30. ...

Kipchoge to defend Olympic Marathon title

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Eliud Kipchoge has said he will defend his Olympic title at the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo after he passed the chance to win a first World title over ...

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Kiplagat, Kirui highlight marathon team for World Championships

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World marathon champion Geoffrey Kirui and two-time world marathon champion highlight the Kenyan marathon team for the World Championships slated for ...

Amos Kipruto , Edna Kiplagat , Ernest Ngeno , Geoffrey Kirui , Kenyan marathon team , Laban Korir , World Championships

Mo Farah turns down marathon spot at Worlds

By Reuters,

European record holder Mo Farah has declined a chance to contest the marathon in the World Championships in Doha, increasing the possibility of a retu...

IAAF World Championships , Mo Farah

Mwangi: Kenyan athletes not serial dopers as propagated in some quarters

By Citizen Reporter,

Simon Mwangi, Communications Specialist Kenyans, and indeed the world, is still savouring last weekend’s sterling performances by some of the wor...

Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) , doping , Eliud Kipchoge , Kenyan Athletes

Keitany- What Pope Francis told me

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Veteran athlete Mary Keitany has expressed her joy after meeting with the head of  the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, at the Vatican City in Rome, It...

Marathoner Mary Keitany , Meets the Pope , Pope Francis

Heroic Kosgei returns, attributes London conquest to proper preps

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Newly crowned London marathon champion Brigid Kosgei jetted back to the country early Tuesday to a high-level welcome at the Jomo Kenyatta Internation...

Amina Mohamed , Brigid Kosgei , jkia , London Marathon , returns

Kipchoge’s marathon reign will linger for ages, says Makau

By Stanley Mativo,

Former world marathon record holder Patrick Makau believes last year’s world record fete achieved by Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge is serving as a...

2019 London Marathon , Berlin Marathon , Champion , Eliud Kipchoge , olympics , Patrick Makau , reign

Iten leaps for joy as Kenya rule London

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

As is the norm whenever there is a big race in the globe,  business comes to a standstill in Iten town, Elgeyo Marakwet County as athletics faithful ...

Brigid Kosgei , celebration , Eliud Kipchoge , Iten , joy , London Marathon

Murray to attempt comeback if his body allows it

By Reuters,

Former world number one Andy Murray said he is under no pressure to return to competitive tennis after undergoing hip resurfacing surgery earlier this...

Andy Murray , Former world number , hip resurfacing surgery

The greatest of all-time Eliud Kipchoge wins London Marathon again!

By Matthews Mutai,

The greatest marathoner of all-time Eliud Kipchoge breezed to yet another victory, winning the London Marathon men title for a fourth time clocking 2:...

Eliud Kipchoge , London Marathon , Mary Keitany , Mo Farah

Brigid Kosgei conquers all to win London Marathon women title

By Matthews Mutai,

Brigid Kosgei turned on the style on Sunday afternoon shocking pre-race favourites Vivian Cheruiyot and Mary Keitany to win the 2019 London Marathon i...

2019 London Marathon , Brigid Kosgei , wins

Cheruiyot stands in way of Keitany London quadruple

By Matthews Mutai,

Kenya’s Mary Keitany will seek to match Norwegian Ingrid Kristiansen’s tally of four London Marathon titles on Sunday but, unlike her compatriot E...

London Marathon , Mary Keitany , Vivian Cheruiyot

Stage set for Kipchoge-Farah London showdown

By Agencies,

Sport thrives on its most enticing duels, its classic head-to-heads. Think Ali-Frazier, Navratilova-Evert and Coe-Ovett. Think greatness versus greatn...

Eliud Kipchoge , London Marathon , Mo Farah , Sir Mo Farah

Farah rails at Ethiopian great Gebrselassie over hotel theft

By Reuters,

Britain’s Mo Farah, who will be running in the London Marathon on Sunday, is in dispute with fellow distance-running great Haile Gebrselassie for fa...

Haile Gebrselassie , London Marathon , Mo Farah

Hotel robbery takes edge off Farah’s marathon preparation

By Reuters,

Briton Mo Farah was given an unwelcome birthday surprise when he was robbed at his hotel in Addis Ababa last month, putting a damper on what he said h...

addis ababa , Briton Mo Farah , Hotel , London Marathon , robbed

Dibaba out of London Marathon as Cheruiyot eyes title defence

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Reigning London Marathon champion Vivian Cheruiyot is not focusing on breaking the world record when she returns to the 2019 London course on April 28...

London Marathon champion , Pocket Rocket , Tirunesh Dibaba , title defence , Vivian Cheruiyot

Kemboi, Koech win Naivasha Easter Half titles

By Hillary Anekea,

Emmanuel Kemboi and Gladys Koech clinched the 2019 Naivasha Easter Half Marathon titles on Sunday under favourable conditions at the Naivasha Sports C...

Naivasha Easter Half Marathon