Jepchirchir, Chepngetich added to RAK Half Marathon line-up

By World Athletics,

The fields for the Ras Al Khamimah Half Marathon continue to go from strength to strength with world champions Peres Jepchirchir and Ruth Chepngetich ...

Peres Jepchirchir , Ras Al Khamimah Half Marathon , Ruth Chepngetich

Tuwei optimistic ahead of World Athletics Awards

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

With the 2020 World Athletics Awards ceremony set to be held virtually on Saturday, Athletics Kenya (AK) president Jackson Tuwei is confident AK will ...

Athletics Kenya (AK) , awards , Jackson Tuwei , World Athletics

Jepchirchir on course for World Athletics award

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World Half marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir is among the five finalists for the Female World Athlete of the Year award 2020. In the final shortl...

Peres Jepchirchir , World Athletics

Athletics Kenya nominated for global award

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Athletics Kenya (AK) is among six federations shortlisted for the Member Federation Award by the World Athletics. The award seeks to recognise memb...

Athletics Kenya , Member Federation Award , World Atheltics

Kenyan trio nominated for World Athletics award

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Kenyan trio of world 5,000m champion Hellen Obiri, Olympic 1,500m champion Faith Kipyegon and Half Marathon world record holder Peres Jepchirchir ...

award , Faith Kipyegon , Female World Athlete , Hellen Obiri , Peres Jepchirchir

Kenya’s Jepchirchir wins Half Marathon title in record time

By Stanley Mativo,

Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir on Saturday put a spirited sprint in the final 500m to reclaim her World Athletics Half Marathon Championships title with ...

Jacob Kiplimo , Peres Jepchirchir

World record-holders Jepchirchir & Yeshaneh set to clash at WA Half Marathon

By Reuters,

For the first time in the history of the championships, the women’s race at the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships Gdynia 2020 will have tw...

Abebel Yeshaneh , Joyciline Jepkosgei , Lonah Chemtai Salpeter , Netsanet Gudeta , Peres Jepchirchir , WA Half Marathon

World record ratified for Jepchirchir

By World Athletics,

Just five days before Sifan Hassan and Peres Jepchirchir clash at the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships Gdynia 2020, their recent world reco...

Peres Jepchirchir , Ratified , World records

Kirwa: Expect records to fall at Kip Keino Classic

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

National athletics head coach Julius Kirwa says he expects records to fall during Saturday's Kip Keino Classic Continental Tour meet at the Nyayo Nati...

Jepchirchir smashes women-only half marathon world record in Prague

By World Athletics,

Peres Jepchirchir smashed the women-only race world record in the half marathon in Prague on Saturday morning. The 26-year-old Kenyan clocked 1:05:...

Peres Jepchichir , Prague , women-only half marathon

Kosgei leads deep fields for RA Half Marathon

By World Athletics,

World marathon record-holder Brigid Kosgei is the standout name in the women’s field for the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon, while 11 men with sub-60-...

Brigid Kosgei

Keitany calm as she eyes Tokyo Olympics

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Four-time New York City Marathon champion Mary Keitany is still hungry for more accolades as she eyes next year’s Tokyo Olympic Games. After a qu...

Mary Keitany , New York City marathon , Tokoyo Olympics

Keitany to defend New York City Marathon

By World Athletics,

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...

Lelisa Desisa , Mary Keitany , New York City marathon , TCS New York City Marathon

Cheruiyot stands in way of Keitany London quadruple

By Matthews Mutai,

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...

London Marathon , Mary Keitany , Vivian Cheruiyot

Cheserek equals World 5km record in Carlsbad as Wanjiru shines

By World Athletics,

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

Cheroben to defend Copenhagen Half title

By World Athletics,

Organisers of the Copenhagen Half Marathon have assembled one of the deepest half marathon fields in history for the IAAF Gold Label road race on 16 S...

Abraham Cheroben , Copenhagen Half Marathon , Joan Chelimo

Kamworor, Gudeta favourites at Bengaluru 10K

By World Athletics,

World Half Marathon champions Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya and Ethiopia’s Netsanet Gudeta lead their respective fields at the TCS World 10K Bengaluru ...

Geoffrey Kamworor , Netsanet Gudeta , TCS World 10K Bengaluru

Valencia deja vu for Jepkosgei at 2018 World Half

By World Athletics,

Joyciline Jepkosgei will return to racing in Valencia on Saturday with fond memories of her last visit to Spain’s third-largest city. On that occ...

IAAF World Half Marathon , Joyciline Jepkosgei , Valencia 2018

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

Keitany to attack Marathon World record in London

By Bernard Ndong,

Kenya’s Mary Keitany will make an attempt to break Paula Radcliffe’s world record at the 2018 Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday 22 April. ...

London Marathon , Mary Keitany , Paula Radcliffe , World Marathon record