Kipserem soars to victory at Abu Dhabi Marathon

By Reuters,

Kenya’s Marius Kipserem and Ethiopia’s Ababel Yeshaneh smashed their PBs to secure victories at the inaugural ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon on Friday. ...

Ababel Yeshaneh , Marius Kipserem

Kipchoge: the marathon gift that keeps giving

By Carol Kones,

As he continues to conquer every field, any doubt that stepping up from track to road running is Eliud Kipchoge's best ever career decision continues ...

Eliud Kipchoge

Kipruto, Jager renew rivalry at Eugene DL

By IAAF,

Conseslus Kipruto and Evan Jager will return to the Prefontaine Classic on 25-26 May to renew their steeplechase rivalry at the IAAF Diamond League me...

3000m steeplechase , Conseslus Kipruto , Evan Jager , IAAF Diamond League

Kipchoge eyes London hat-trick but won’t chase record

By Charity Wanja,

Olympic Marathon champion and two-time Berlin Marathon winner Eliud Kipchoge will not attempt a stab at the world record during the Virgin Money Londo...

Eliud Kipchoge , London Marathon , Marathon , Virgin Money London Marathon

Keitany out to conquer NYC, Kipsang battles for honours

By Charity Wanja,

The imposing Mary Keitany takes on the New York Marathon course on Sunday seeking her fourth straight title as Wilson Kipsang looks to end the year wi...

Geoffrey Kamworor , Mary Keitany , New York City marathon , NYC , Wilson Kipsang

Kimetto, Dibaba carry Chicago Marathon favorites tags

By AFP,

Kenya's Dennis Kimetto and Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba are among the runners to beat in Sunday's Chicago Marathon, where Kenya's Florence Kiplagat seek...

Abel Kirui , Bank of America Chicago Marathon , Chicago Marathon , Dennis Kimetto , Florence Kiplagat , Stanley Biwott , Tirunesh Dibaba

Disqualified Saruni urges on colleagues

By Charity Wanja,

Despite bowing out of the of the IAAF World Under-18 Championships on Thursday, Team Kenya Captain David Saruni urged his colleagues to solider on wit...

Captain , David Saruni , Disqualified , IAAF , Saruni , sprinter , World Under-18 Championships

Keitany has record in mind at the London Marathon

By Agencies,

Mary Keitany missed out on Olympic selection after finishing ninth at the Virgin Money London Marathon last year, but the two-time champion is back in...

athletics , Eliud Kipchoge , Florence Kiplagat , Helah Kiprop , Kenenisa Bekele , London Marathon , Mary Keitany , Vivian Cheruiyot

Injury forces NYC champ Biwott out of London Marathon

By Bernard Ndong,

Stanley Biwott has been forced to withdraw from the 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon with a persistent hamstring injury. Biwott, who won the 2015 ...

Withdrawals will not affect quality of Nairobi 2017-IAAF

By Mutwiri Mutuota,

The quality of competition at the Nairobi 2017 IAAF World Under 18 Championships will not be affected by six high profile withdrawals including that ...

Anna Legnani , athletics , Day in Life , eldoret , Eliud Kipchoge , IAAF , Jemimah Sumgong , Mwangi Muthee , Nairobi 2017 , olympics , Report , World Under-18

Tokyo queen Chepchirchir in heroic Eldoret welcome

By Daniel Korir,

Sarah Chepchirchir jetted back home at a heroic reception at the Eldoret International Airport on Thursday night following her jaw-dropping conquest o...

Cleophas Bett , eldoret , Eldoret International Airport , Jemimah Sumgong , Marathon , Noah Talam , olympics , Sarah Chepchirchir , Tokyo Marathon

Nike-Biwott-Rosa training camp unveiled in Kapsabet

By Daniel Korir,

The 2015 New York City marathon winner Stanley Biwott and Rosa Associati on Monday unveiled the Nike-Stanley Biwott-Rosa training camp in Kapsabet tow...

Marathon , Rosa Associati , Stanley Biwott , Training camp

Top guns welcome anti-doping move, AK invites 108 for seminar

By Charity Wanja,

Top athletes have welcomed the initiative taken by Athletics Kenya (AK) to involve the Kenyan Doctors Network in a bid to stem the spike in doping cas...

Abel Kirui , AK , athletics , Dickson Chumba , doping , eldoret , Rita Jeptoo

Amsterdam winner Wanjiru unfazed by London challenge

By Charity Wanja,

Amsterdam Marathon champion Daniel Wanjiru is hoping to stamp his authority at the 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon where he has been drawn to face a...

Abel Kirui , Daniel Wanjiru , Elite field , Eritrea , Ethiopia , Ghimray Gebrselassie , Kenenisa Bekele , kenya , London Marathon , Marathon , Samuel Wanjiru

Kipchoge out of London defence as Bekele leads field

By Mutwiri Mutuota,

Olympics and two-time Virgin London Marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge will not defend his title on April 23 organisers have confirmed following the rel...

Abel Kirui , athletics , Daniel Wanjiru , Eliud Kipchoge , Eritrea , Ethiopia , Kenenisa Bekele , kenya , London Marathon , Marathon , Stanley Biwott

Kemboi leads anti-doping calls at athletes luncheon

By Daniel Korir,

Two-time Olympics and four-time men 3000m steeplechase champion, Ezekiel Kemboi, has urged his fellow athletes to shun the use of performance enhancin...

athletics , doping , Ezekiel Kemboi

IAAF VP Kalkaba to grace Athletics Kenya Gala

By Charity Wanja,

IAAF vice-president and Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) President Hamad Kalkaba Malboum will grace the annual Athletics Kenya Golden Gala on ...

AK , athletics , Athletics Kenya , Gala

Korir denies claims pace making for wife cost him Rio medal

By Charity Wanja,

Olympian and 2012 Boston Marathon champion, Wesley Korir has dismissed claims contained in the Rio 2016 Olympics Probe Committee report he did not ad...

athletics , Eliud Kipchoge , Ottawa Marathon , Probe committee , Richard Metto , Rio 2016 Olympics , Stanley Biwott , Wesley Korir

Uhuru, Ruto lead Kenyans in hailing New York queen Keitany

By Charity Wanja,

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Samoei Ruto and USA Ambassador to Kenya Robert Godec are among the high profile figures who led Kenyan...

athletics , Athletics Kenya , Deputy President William Ruto , Douglas Wakiihuri , Florence Kiplagat , Lt. Gen (Rtd) Jackson Tuwei , Mary Keitany , New York Marathon , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Robert Godec , Ruto lead Kenyans in hailing New York queen Keitany , Sally Kipyego , Uhuru , US ambassador to Kenya Robert Godec

Keitany rips the field to seal New York Marathon hat-trick

By Mutwiri Mutuota,

The imperious Mary Keitany ripped the field to seal a third straight TCS New York Marathon title on Sunday in 2:24:33 to cement her status as one of t...

Ghimray Gebrselassie , Joyce Chepkirui , Lucas Rotich , Mary Keitany , New York Marathon , Sally Kipyego