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Keitany ‘ready to tackle’ New York City
By IAAF,
1707, November 1, 2019 (EAT)
Defending champions Mary Keitany and Lelisa Desisa are back in the Big Apple to chase more glory at the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday. Keita...
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Tokyo, IOC continue marathon spat
By Reuters,
1328, October 30, 2019 (EAT)
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Wednesday it wants Tokyo to understand the reasons why it is switching the 2020 Games marathon to th...
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Tokyo governor demands IOC explanation over marathon venue
By Reuters,
1329, October 25, 2019 (EAT)
In the latest round of an unusually public spat between host city Tokyo and the International Olympic Committee over the 2020 Games marathon, Tokyo go...
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Why more Kenyans are opting for road races – Hussein
By Philip Muchiri,
1118, October 17, 2019 (EAT)
The last time Kenya won a gold medal at the Olympic 10,000 meters was in 1968 Mexico City Olympics, in Mexico, Naftali Temu being the last Kenyan to t...
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Tokyo Olympic marathon to be moved due to heat
By Reuters,
1453, October 16, 2019 (EAT)
The Olympic marathon and race walking events during Tokyo 2020 will be moved to Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido from the capital due to conc...
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Record-breaker Kosgei hungry for more after Chicago heroics
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1349, October 16, 2019 (EAT)
World marathon record holder Brigid Kosgei says she does not plan to coast on her latest accomplishment, declaring she could run even faster after bre...
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Pomp, colour as Team Kenya returns to a heroic welcome
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
2006, October 7, 2019 (EAT)
Song and danced rented the air early Monday afternoon when Kenya’s heroic team, returning from an impressive performance at this year’s World Athl...
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Kipruto: In bagging bronze, I felt the loneliness as Ethiopians stuck to their plan
By Philip Muchiri,
1328, October 6, 2019 (EAT)
Philip Muchiri in Doha, Qatar Kenya picked a total of four medals on the penultimate day of this year’s World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qata...
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Bekele threatens World record as Ethiopians rule Berlin
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1327, September 29, 2019 (EAT)
Ethiopian great Kenenisa Bekele narrowly missed Eliud Kipchoge’s world record as ran an astonishing two hours, one minute and 41 seconds, en route t...
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Athlete in hospital after women’s midnight marathon
By Reuters,
1838, September 28, 2019 (EAT)
One runner competing in the women’s marathon that took place in scorching heat and high humidity in the middle of the night was hospitalized followi...
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‘Stay home until it’s time for you to race,’ Doha champion Chepng’etich says
By Philip Muchiri,
1751, September 28, 2019 (EAT)
Philip Muchiri in Doha, Qatar 'Stay home until it’s time for you to race.’ That is the passionate appeal from the newly crowned World Women’s ...
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Kamworor breaks World Half Marathon record
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
2213, September 15, 2019 (EAT)
Gilbert Kiprotich Geoffrey Kamworor shaved 17 seconds off the World Marathon record when he ran a barnstorming 58:01 en route to winning the Copenhag...
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Kosgei breaks Half Marathon record in UK
By Matthews Mutai,
640, September 9, 2019 (EAT)
Brigid Kosgei broke the World Half Marathon record after pulling off an astonishing 1:04:28 to win the Great North Run, leading a Kenyan sweep of the ...
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Keitany to defend New York City Marathon
By IAAF,
1209, August 7, 2019 (EAT)
Defending champion Mary Keitany of Kenya and Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa will return to the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday 3 November. Keitany...
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Back on track, Kipyegon prepares for Worlds
By IAAF,
1342, July 17, 2019 (EAT)
Few athletes in global athletics can quite boast the combination of sheer success and zest for living like Faith Kipyegon. With her naturally vivac...
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Kipchoge to defend Olympic Marathon title
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1403, May 8, 2019 (EAT)
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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Cheruiyot stands in way of Keitany London quadruple
By Matthews Mutai,
1126, April 26, 2019 (EAT)
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...
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Athletics timetable for Tokyo 2020 released
By IAAF,
1653, April 16, 2019 (EAT)
The Athletics timetable for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games was unveiled today during a ceremony in the Japanese capital. Spread over ten days, athlet...
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ADAK backs new anti-doping measures
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1701, April 3, 2019 (EAT)
The Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) has lauded the move by Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) and the World Marathon Majors (WMM) to launch a new anti-...
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Chemutai, Kiprop lead Prague Half Marathon entries
By IAAF,
1023, March 14, 2019 (EAT)
The 21st edition of the Sportisimo Prague Half Marathon on 6 April will feature the strongest field of professional runners and the largest field of a...
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