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Boost for Kenyan athletes as Steeplechase, 5000m returns to Diamond League
By Reuters, 1837, December 4, 2020 (EAT)
Kenyan athletes will finally breathe a sigh of relief after the organisers of the Diamond League announced the reinstatement of key events that were d...

Christian Taylor , Diamond League , Sebastian Coe
Diamond League release 2021 calendar
By Gilbert Kiprotich, 1424, November 24, 2020 (EAT)
Rabat, Morocco will host the first leg of the 2021 Diamond League series according to the provisional calendar released on Tuesday. According to the ...

2021 Calendar , Diamond League , Morocco , Rabat
Cheptegei on track to achieve global domination after setting world record
By World Athletics, 1500, August 15, 2020 (EAT)
Joshua Cheptegei had a simple plan. Sixteen months ago, beside the picturesque cross country course in Aarhus, Denmark, where he had just won his f...

5000m , Aarhus , Denmark , Joshua Cheptegei , World record
Cheruiyot keen to kickstart season at Monaco Diamond League
By Gilbert Kiprotich, 1021, May 29, 2020 (EAT)
World 1,500m champion Timothy Cheruiyot is set make a return to competitive action at the first leg of the Diamond League series slated for Monaco, Fr...

Diamond League , Timothy Cheruiyot
Nairobi to host Continental Tour on September 26
By Gilbert Kiprotich, 2145, May 12, 2020 (EAT)
The Nairobi meeting of the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold will be held in September 26, over four months later than it was originally planned a...

Continental Tour , COVID-19
Diamond League issues new calendar
By Reuters, 1620, May 12, 2020 (EAT)
The Diamond League announced a revamped calendar of athletics meetings after the London event on July 4-5 was cancelled on Tuesday due to the coronavi...

calendar , coronavirus , Diamond League
Diamond League hit by coronavirus concerns
By Gilbert Kiprotich, 1449, March 17, 2020 (EAT)
Kenyan athletes continue to count losses as the organisers of the World Athletics Diamond League postponed the opening three legs of the 2020 season o...

coronavirus , Diamond League
2019 in Review: ‘Golden girl’ Chepkoech showed grit to win gold at Doha Worlds
By Carol Kones, 1547, December 23, 2019 (EAT)
Review, Caro Kones A mistake at the water jump that cost Kenya’s 3,000m steeplechase queen Beatrice Chepkoech not to win the 2017 world championshi...

Beatrice Chepkoech , Doha , gold , Qatar , World Championships
Botswana’s Amos withdraws with Achilles problem
By Reuters, 1905, September 28, 2019 (EAT)
Botswana’s Nijel Amos, one of the favourites to win the 800 metres at the world championships, withdrew before his opening heat on Saturday with an ...

IAAF World Championships
IAAF boss Coe excited by Kipchoge sub-2 attempt
By Reuters, 1058, September 25, 2019 (EAT)
The head of world athletics Sebastian Coe wants to end his federation’s ‘computer says no’ approach which would mean that if Kenya’s Eliud Kip...

Eliud Kipchoge , IAAF , INEOS159 , Seb Coe
Road to Doha: With Dibaba out, Kipyegon, Hassan highlight 1,500m
By Agencies, 1502, September 24, 2019 (EAT)
With major question marks against all the chief contenders, predicting the outcome of the women’s 1500m with any great level of confidence is a tric...

1 , 500M , Faith Kipyegon , Genzebe Dibaba , Sifan Hassan
Ethiopian Dibaba pulls out of Doha Worlds
By Reuters, 1158, September 20, 2019 (EAT)
Ethiopia’s 1,500 metres world record holder and 2015 world champion Genzebe Dibaba has withdrawn from the world championships starting in Doha next ...

Elijah Manangoi , Faith Kipyegon , Genzebe Dibaba
Obiri out to retain Diamond League title in Brussels
By Matthews Mutai, 1222, September 5, 2019 (EAT)
Hellen Obiri will be targeting a third consecutive Diamond League title in the 5000m when the 2019 IAAF Diamond League now boils down to the AG Memori...

Agnes Tirop , Beatrice Chepkoech , Brussels Diamond League , Conseslus Kipruto , Hellen Obiri , IAAF Diamond League , Sifan Hassan , Timothy Cheruiyot
Classy Chepkoech dominates in Zurich
By World Athletics, 1816, August 30, 2019 (EAT)
Beatrice Chepkoech was the class of the field in the women’s steeplechase, the world record holder taking command from the gun en route to a convinc...

Beatrice Chepkoech , Zurich Diamond League
Korir chasing back to back DL titles in Zurich
By Agencies, 1328, August 29, 2019 (EAT)
The IAAF Diamond League middle-distance action will begin with the men's 800m in Zurich on Thursday, with Emmanuel Korir on the brink a second success...

Emmanuel Korir , IAAF Diamond League , Nijel Amos
Why Obiri is confident of lighting up the World in Doha
By Dan Ogega, 1454, August 13, 2019 (EAT)
By all means, Hellen Obiri is having the season of her life and seemingly nothing will stop her attempt to etch her name amongst Kenya’s athletics f...

Doha , Hellen Obiri , Qatar , World Championships
Kenya Trials for Worlds moved to September
By Gilbert Kiprotich, 1111, August 7, 2019 (EAT)
The National World Championship Trials have been pushed three weeks and will now be held on September 12-13, Athletics Kenya (AK) has announced. Th...

AK , World Championships trials
Obiri sparkles, Manangoi holds off Cheruiyot in Doha
By Matthews Mutai, 1210, May 4, 2019 (EAT)
Hellen Obiri continued her strong racing momentum with a sensational 3000m performance to highlight track action at the Doha 2019 IAAF Diamond League...

Doha Diamond League , Elijah Manangoi , Hellen Obiri
Obiri, Kipruto headline Kenyan challenge in Doha
By Reuters, 1316, April 10, 2019 (EAT)
Four Diamond League champions from Kenya including Hellen Obiri will compete in Doha – the first leg of the 2019 IAAF Diamond League – which will...

Conseslus Kipruto , Doha Diamond League , Hellen Obiri , IAAF Diamond League
Fine lines set to determine best sportswoman at SOYA
By Jacob Icia, 1654, January 11, 2019 (EAT)
The year 2018 can be summed up as 12 months of consistency in the Kenyan sporting arena, for most of the athletes if the SOYA gala nominees for Friday...

Eliud Kipchoge , SOYA