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Grace Stark edged Tobi Amusan in the 100m hurdles at the Meeting de Paris with the fifth fastest time in history. Azeddine Habz, Faith Cherotich and Marileidy Paulino claimed victories in the French capital.
Amos Kipruto establishes a new course record, while Workenesh Edesa outpaces Brigid Kosgei at the 2025 Haspa Marathon Hamburg on Sunday.
Ethiopia’s Haftamu Abadi and Kenya’s Betty Chepkemoi are the surprise winners, scoring huge personal bests in near-freezing conditions, at the 42nd Vienna City Marathon on Sunday.
Ethiopian Tesfaye Deriba (2:04:13) and Kenyan Sharon Chelimo (2:19:33) set new course records at the 46th Zurich Marató Barcelona on Sunday.
Kenyan Alex Matata and Ejgayehu Taye of Ethiopia – who had been chasing the world record – emerged victorious at the 18th Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon on Saturday.
Ethiopian Ejgayehu Taye and Kenya’s Isaia Lasoi are leading contenders to follow a quartet of stars who have set world records in the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon 2025.
Ethiopia’s Chala Ketama Regasa won the men’s race in 2:06:16, while Kenya’s Catherine Reline Amanang’ole triumphed in the women’s race with 2:20:34 at the 2024 ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon.
Herpasa Negasa of Ethiopia remains the favourites in the field with his world-class personal best of 2:03:40, while Kenyan Elisha Rotich, with a PB of 2:04:21, is among the new additions.
Ethiopian Tigst Assefa makes history with extraordinary World Record, Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge triumphs once more, and Amanal Petros breaks German record at the 2023 BMW BERLIN-MARATHON.
Ugandan Victor Kiplangat takes debut win while Kenyan Sheila Jerotich comes from behind in stunning sister act at the 2021 N Kolay Istanbul Marathon.
Kenyan Leonard Langat wins the 2021 Vienna City Marathon with a time of 2:09:25 while debutant Kenyan Vibian Chepkirui ran 2:24:29 to take a surprise victory in the women’s race.
Kenyan Agnes Tirop and Ethiopian Senbere Teferi created history at the adizero Road To Records event in Herzogenaurach, Germany.
Emmanuel Korir and Peruth Chemutai win first gold medals for Kenya and Uganda respectively on a great night for East Africa at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Kenya’s Cosmas Lagat and Ethiopia’s Worknesh Alemu upset the odds and take the honours at the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2019
Ethiopia’s Melese Nberet delivered a late kick to take gold in a world U18 lead of 1:47.12 at the IAAF World U18 Championships Nairobi 2017 on Saturday.
The 2016 Olympic champion is aiming to run faster at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON on September 24 than his compatriot Dennis Kimetto who set the world record, 2:02:57, on the renowned fast course in 2014.
After a visa hitch made him miss the Hannover Marathon, Philip Sanga gets another opportunity in Germany -on the start list of the METRO GROUP Marathon Duesseldorf on 24 April, 2016.
Ethiopia’s Bedatu Hirpa powered past Bahrain’s Dalila Abdulkadir Gosa to win gold in the girls’ 1500m at the IAAF World Youth Championships, Cali 2015 on Saturday, her winning time of 4:12.92 a 2015 world youth lead.
There are joint leaders in three of the 32 individual Diamond Races after seven meetings, and with the tables beginning to take shape, it looks set to be a nail-biting second half of the season.
Kenyan Felix Kandie won the men’s race in 2:08:32 while Yebrgual Melese of Ethiopia clocked 2:23:49 to take the women’s race at the Volkswagen Prague Marathon on Sunday.
East African duo Caroline Rotich of Kenya and Lelisa Desisa from Ethiopia won the men’s and women’s races at the 119th Boston Marathon on Monday.
Kenya’s Hillary Kipkorir Kemboi and Ethiopia’s Genet Yalew claimed the men’s and women’s titles at the 2014 Obudu International Mountain Race in Cross Rivers State, Nigeria on Saturday.
African athletes storm to three national records, a World Junior Record and various world-leading times on a record-breaking night at the 2014 Meeting Herculis – IAAF Diamond League in Monaco on Friday.
Distance running legend Haile Gebrselassie will open the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon Expo at London Dockland’s Excel Exhibition Centre at 11am on Wednesday April 9, 2014.
African top marathon runners are ready to break Mohammed (Mo) Farah’s challenge, and the course record, at the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday, April 13.
Reigning Olympic 800 metres champion and world record holder David Rudisha, from Kenya, will return to IAAF Diamond League action at the Doha 2014 meeting on Friday May 9th.
Ethiopia’s three-time Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele notched up another impressive milestone in an already glittering career by winning the Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris (Paris Marathon) on Sunday on his marathon debut.
Kenyan Joyce Chepkirui fulfilled the expectations and clocked a world-class time of 66:19 to win the Sportisimo Prague Half Marathon on Saturday.
Kenyan Leonard Komon wins the 34th Vattenfall Berlin Half Marathon, on his debut at the distance, with a world-class time of 59:14 edging out compatriot Abraham Cheroben in a sprint finish on Sunday.
Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor and Gladys Cherono led Kenyan men’s and women’s race victories at the 2014 IAAF/AL-Bank World Half Marathon Championships in Copenhagen on Saturday.
Sally Kipyego sets a new course record (1:08:31) and Geoffrey Mutai clocked 1:00:50 ahead of Mo Farah (1:01:08) to win the women’s and men’s races respectively at the 2014 New York City Half Marathon.
Kenyan athletes swept the podium and clean team honours at the 3rd Africa Cross Country Championships at the Kololo Golf Course in Kampala, Uganda on Sunday.
Five-time winner, Zersenay Tadese from Eritrea, vying for an unprecedented sixth individual gold medal at the 2014 IAAF/AL-Bank World Half Marathon Championships in Copenhagen – 15 days to go.
Kenya will bid for the 2017 IAAF World Youth Championships in Nairobi, Athletics Kenya (AK) President Isaiah Kiplagat announced on Monday.
Moses Kipsiro, will lead the senior men’s team to the 3rd Africa Cross Country Championships at Kololo Memorial grounds in Kampala, Uganda on Sunday March 16, 2014.
Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba crowned a spectacular winter season with victory in the women’s 3000m clocking 8:55.04 ahead of Kenyan Hellen Onsando Obiri at the World Indoors Championships in Sopot, Poland on Sunday.
Ethiopia’s Mohammed Aman won back to back World Indoor 800m gold medal on Sunday at the World Indoor Championships in Sopot, Poland after overtaking two Polish athletes in the final…
Djibouti’s Ayanleh Souleiman won his tiny East African country’s first ever gold medal in a global athletics competition when he sped to victory in 3:37.52. More than 20 years have…
Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba smashed another world Indoor record, her third in 2 weeks, this time the two-mile record at the British Indoor Grand Prix meeting in Birmingham on Saturday. ,…
German-based Ethiopian, Eleni Gebrehiwot, defended her title at the ING Euro Cross Country meeting in the Luxembourg town of Diekirch on Sunday. Gebrehiwot, 31, won the 2014 Diekirch Euro Cross comfortably clocking a…
Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba broke the world indoor 3000m record with a stunning 8:16.60 run at the Stockholm’s XL Galan, an IAAF Indoor Permit meeting in Sweden on Thursday. Coming only…
Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba smashed the women’s 1500m World Indoor Record at the IAAF Indoor track and field meeting in Karlsruhe, Germany on Saturday. Dibaba, the reigning World Indoor world champion,…
A combination of the biggest pot of prize money and most pancake-flat course among the major marathons means that extraordinary results can be expected in Dubai. The has maintained that…
Kenyan Javelin star, Julius Yego, is looking forward to a tough 2014 as he continues to make inroads in a discipline hardly considered to be his country’s forte in athletics.…
World marathon record holder Wilson Kipsang is eyeing to set a new course record when he lines up for the 2014 London Marathon race on April 13. However, Kipsang is…
Ethiopian World cross-country vice champion Imane Merga celebrated his third victory at the BOclassic New Year’s Eve run after an incredibly thrilling finish in 28 minutes and 43 seconds. Merga, who had…
Four world champions, one vice world champion, two Olympic medal winners and three BOclassic winners will start the 39th edition of the International New Year’s Eve Race in Bozen/Bolzano today.…
Kenyan runners have an imposing record of success in the major city marathons in recent years but Dubai is an exception to the rule. Ethiopians rule the roost when it…
Wilson Kiprop, Petro Mamu and Maryam Jamal are set to participate in the 2013 BOclassic international New Year’s Eve Run in Bozen/Bolzano. With two weeks left before the 39th edition…
Kenya’s Geoffrey Kipsang and compatriot Lucy Kabuu will storm the 2013 Airtel Delhi Half Marathon on December 15 looking for a fast race.
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