Olympic champion Ruth Jebet among over 100 facing doping proceedings

By Agencies,

The steeplechase world record holder and Olympic gold medallist, Ruth Jebet, is among more than 100 track and field athletes and coaches who are facin...

doping proceedings , Olympic gold medallist , Robert Wagner , Ruth Jebet , steeplechase world record holder

World record miss a motivation for Chemutai

By Charity Wanja,

Fancy Chemutai says she has no regrets despite coming on the brink of a World Record (WR) run in Friday's RAK Half Marathon. Chemutai was the toast...

Fancy Chemutai , Joyciline Jepkosgei , Mary Keitany , RAK Half Marathon

Weekend of surprises as Kenyans post mixed results in Road Races

By Charity Wanja,

It was a bitter-sweet weekend for Kenyan road racers as they posted mixed results. In South Africa, Kenyan athletes were humbled at the Sanlam Cape...

Asefa Mengstu Negewo , Dam tot Damloop , Ediwn Kiptoo , Marceline Chelangat , Nancy Kiprop , Risa Takenaka , Yenew Alamirev

Jepchumba, Kipyego break course records in Czech

By World Athletics,

Violah Jepchumba returned to winning ways at the Mattoni Usti nad Labem Half Marathon, while Barselius Kipyego retained his title on Saturday. Both...

athletics , Barselius Kipyego , Czech , Czech Republic , Lucy Cheruiyot , Mattoni Ústí nad Labem Half Marathon , Nancy Kiprop , Peres Jepchirchir , Violah Jepchumba

Kipyego, Jepchumba favourites at Usti Nad Labem Half

By World Athletics,

Defending champion Barselius Kipyego and Violah Jepchumba will start as the favourites at the seventh Mattoni Ústí nad Labem Half Marathon in the n...

Barselius Kipyego , Kenneth Keter , Lahbabi Aziz , Mattoni Ústí nad Labem Half Marathon , Solomon Kirwa Yego , Violah Jepchumba

Jepkosgei smashes World 10K record in Prague

By World Athletics,

Joyciline Jepkosgei broke the world 10km record* at the Birell Prague Grand Prix, on Saturday. The 23-year-old Kenyan clocked 29:43 to smash throug...

Benard Kimeli , Birell Prague Grand Prix , Fancy Chemutai , Joyciline Jepkosgei , Mathew Kimeli , Rhonex Kipruto , Sportisimo Prague Half Marathon , Violah Jepchumba

Jepkosgei – Jepchumba showdown on tap for Prague 10K

By World Athletics,

Joyciline Jepkosgei and Violah Jepchumba, history's two fastest women over 10km, will face off over the distance once again at the Birell Prague Grand...

athletics , Birell Prague Grand Prix , Fancy Chemutai , Joyciline Jepkosgei , Prague , Violah Jepchumba

Chemutai eclipses course record at Gothenburg Half Marathon

By Agencies,

Fancy Chemutai enhanced her reputation as one of the rising stars of the road racing circuit with a course record on a warm and blustery day in the Go...

Fancy Chemutai , Gothenburg , Gothenburg Half Marathon , Violah Jepchumba

Jepkosgei breaks four world records at Prague Half Marathon

By Agencies,

Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei broke four world records* at the Sportisimo Prague Half Marathon when winning the IAAF Gold Label Road Race in 1:04:52 o...

Holder Jepchumba, Komon up for Prague Half Marathon

By Agencies,

Sportisimo Prague Half Marathon champion Violah Jepchumba will defend her title at the IAAF Gold Label Road Race on Saturday. In the men’s race, ...

Galen Rupp , Leonard Patrick Komon , Prague Half Marathon , Sportisimo Prague Half Marathon , Tamirat Tola , Violah Jepchumba

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

Uhuru hosts Paris winners as Kenyans rule Europe

By Agencies,

President Uhuru Kenyatta hosted Paris Marathon winners, Visiline Jepkesho and Cyprian Kotut as well as their compatriots after landing in the French ...

Cyprian Kotut , Paris Marathon , Uhuru kenyatta , Visiline Jepkesho

In Pictures: 25th edition of Discovery Cross Country

By Citizen Reporter,

There was tough competition at the 25th edition of the Nike Discovery Cross Country held on Sunday in Eldoret as both seasoned and upcoming athletes f...

Athletics Kenya , Discovery Cross Country , eldoret