Athletes finally receive KSh181m in Govt compensation

By Agencies,

President Uhuru Kenyatta today at State House, Nairobi witnessed the disbursement of over Shs 181 million to Kenya’s elite athletes, to complete a p...

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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 ...

Eliud Kipchoge , INEOS159

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

Kipchoge to make new sub-two hour marathon attempt

By Reuters,

Kenyan world record holder Eliud Kipchoge is to make another attempt at breaking two hours for the marathon later this year, probably in Britain, in a...

Eliud Kipchoge , Jim Ratcliffe , Sub-two-hour marathon

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

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

KOT tell off Daily Mail over article undermining Kipchoge’s London conquest

By Stanley Mativo,

As Kenya, Africa and the rest of the world continue to celebrate Kenyan athletes for reigning supreme in the Sunday  London Marathon, particularly th...

article , Brigid Kosgei , Daily Mail , Eliud Kipchoge , KOT , London Marathon , Marathon

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

Kiptum out of London Marathon field after IAAF suspension

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World half marathon record holder Abraham Kiptum has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit for an Athlete Biological Passport (...

Abraham Kiptum , Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) , London Marathon

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...

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Cheserek equals World 5km record in Carlsbad as Wanjiru shines

By IAAF,

Edward Cheserek equalled the world 5km record* of 13:29 when winning the Carlsbad 5000 on Sunday (7). The multiple NCAA champion was an emphatic wi...

Carlsbad 5000 , Edward Cheserek , Rosemary Wanjiru

Kipserem regains Rotterdam title with course record

By IAAF,

On a perfect day for running, Kenya’s Marius Kipserem regained his NN Rotterdam Marathon title with a course record of 2:04:11, while Ashete Bekere ...

Marius Kipserem , NN Rotterdam Marathon

Obiri powers to victory for historic World XC gold

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Hellen Obiri became the first woman to have won individual senior titles on the track outdoors, indoors and in cross country when she led virtually fr...

Hellen Obiri , IAAF World Cross Country Championships

Kipchoge donates Olympic Marathon shoe to IAAF Heritage Collection

By IAAF,

Reigning Olympic champion and world marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya has donated one of the shoes in which he sped to victory in the Rio...

AAF Heritage , donated shoe , Eliud Kipchoge , Exhibition , Olympic champion , World marathon record holder

Vivian Cheruiyot shatters course record at Lisbon Half Marathon

By IAAF,

Kenya’s Vivian Cheruyiot shattered the course record at the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Race, on Sunday. On an almost perfect da...

course record , Lisbon Half Marathon , Vivian Cheruyiot

Kemboi, Jepkosgei to make Marathon debuts in Hamburg

By IAAF,

Past Olympic champions Ezekiel Kemboi of Kenya and Uganda's Stephen Kiprotich are the latest star names added to the field of the Haspa Marathon Hamb...

Ezekiel Kemboi , Haspa Marathon Hamburg , Joyciline Jepkosgei

Karoki settles for silver in Tokyo Marathon

By IAAF,

Birhanu Legese and Ruti Aga claimed the top spots at the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday, landing just the second Ethiopian double in the 13-year history of ...

Bedan Karoki , Birhanu Legese , Dickson Chumba