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Latest stories from Kenya – news and information from the Athletics Kenya running and cross-country competitions in Kasarani and Nairobi.
The IAAF has announced the selection of Nairobi in Kenya as the host city of the 2020 IAAF World Athletics U20 (Junior) Championships. Nairobi’s candidacy was formally endorsed by the IAAF Council in Buenos Aires on Thursday.
Continue readingKenya’s Emmanuel Korir ran the fastest 800m since 2012, clocking 1:42.05 to light up the second day of the Anniversary Games in London – the 11th meeting of the 2018 IAAF Diamond League Series of meetings, on Sunday 22 July.
Continue readingKenya’s Beatrice Chepkoech broke the world record to win the 3000m steeplechase at the Herculis meeting on Friday, clocking 8:44.32 for victory, at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Monaco.
Continue readingSolomon Lekuta of Kenya secured his nation their third consecutive gold medal in the men’s 800m at the IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland on Sunday.
Continue readingA thrilling 5000m final at the IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere 2018 which was won by Kenya’s Edward Zakayo would have been good enough to grace any Diamond League meeting both in terms of the line-up and ensuing spectacle.
Continue readingCelliphine Chepteek Chespol of Kenya retains her World U20 Women’s 3000m Steeplechase title, her third gold medal since 2015, in a new Championships record time of 9:12.78 at the IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere 2018.
Continue readingKenya’s George Manangoi did his family name proud in the men’s 1500m final in Tampere on Thursday night, finding unfathomable reserves of speed and stamina to forge his way to victory in 3:41.71, outlasting Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen, who took silver in 3:41.89.
Continue readingRhonex Kipruto and Beatrice Chebet earned Kenya two gold medals on the opening day of competition at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland on Tuesday.
Continue readingKenyan national junior team head coach Robert Ngisirei said they aim to reclaim the overall title at this year’s IAAF World U-20 Championships in Tampere, Finland from 10-15 July.
Continue readingA blend of experienced and promising individuals will be flying the Kenyan flag in pursuit of medals at the 21st edition of Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) Africa Senior Championships in Asaba, Nigeria from 1-5 August, 2018.
Continue readingTwo-time World Military Games champion Pauline Korikwiang of Kenya returned from poor form and a long term injury layoff in style to make the Kenyan team to the 2018 CAA African Championships in Asaba, Nigeria from 1-5 August.
Continue readingThe 21st African Senior Athletics Championships – Asaba 2018 – will be attracting the continent’s big names to Asaba, Delta State and one of those expected to light up the oil-rich City is World 5,000m champion, Hellen Onsando Obiri from Kenya.
Continue readingA Kenyan double as the reigning World Half Marathon champion Geoffrey Kamworor and Agnes Tirop win both titles at the TCS World 10K in Bengaluru, India, on Sunday.
Continue readingA strong women’s field, with elite runners from across the globe, has been assembled to challenge Ethiopia’s IAAF World Half Marathon Valencia 2018 winner Netsanet Gudeta at the TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2018 on Sunday 27 May.
Continue readingKenya’s Alex Korio, the defending TCS World 10K champion, will return to Bengaluru and take on his compatriot and IAAF World Half Marathon Championships Valencia 2018 winner Geoffrey Kamworor at this year’s race on Sunday 27 May.
Continue readingKenya’s Eliud Kipchoge and Mary Keitany were crowned Abbott World Marathon Majors Series XI champions following the conclusion of the Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday
Continue readingKenya’s Eliud Kipchoge described his third Virgin Money London Marathon victory on Sunday as the greatest achievement of his glittering career as he looked back on a day when he was crowned king of the roads and sealed a third Abbott World Marathon Majors title
Continue readingKenya’s Vivian Cheruiyot ran a perfectly judged race to take elite women’s race title at the 38th Virgin Money London Marathon, becoming the fourth fastest woman of all time over the gruelling marathon distance.
Continue readingIAAF World champions Hellen Onsando Obiri and Elijah Manangoi led Kenyan 1-2 finishes in their respective events on the last day of track and field competition at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast on Saturday
Continue readingKenya’s 18-year-old running phenomenon Celliphine Chespol won the African Cross Country Championship senior women’s title in the Algerian city of Chlef despite thinking she had finished with a lap still to go and then falling on the final circuit.
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