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Latest stories from Kenya – news and information from the Athletics Kenya running and cross-country competitions in Kasarani and Nairobi.
Kenya’s Hellen Obiri successfully defended her 5000m title in Doha, setting the pace for much of the race, then pouring on the pressure on the last lap to win comfortably in a championship record of 14:26.72.
Continue readingKenya’s Conseslus Kipruto came from behind to snatch his second successive world title on the finish line in the men’s 3000m steeplechase at Doha 2019 World Athletics Championships.
Continue readingKenya’s Geoffrey Kamworor took 17 seconds off the world record at the Copenhagen Half Marathon on Sunday, winning the IAAF Gold Label road race in 58:01.
Continue readingKenya’s Brigid Kosgei ran the fastest half-marathon ever by a woman on Sunday, winning the Great North Run in Newcastle, UK in a time of 1:04:28.
Continue readingKenya’s Agnes Tirop defends her women’s title, crossing the finish line in 31:19, at the TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2019 on Sunday May 19.
Continue readingKenyan Nancy Kiprop smashes the course record in 2:22:12, becoming the first woman to win three VCM titles, while compatriot Vincent Kipchumba takes men’s title a personal best of 2:06:56 at the 36th Vienna City Marathon.
Continue readingKenya’s Cosmas Lagat and Ethiopia’s Worknesh Alemu upset the odds and take the honours at the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2019
Continue readingKenya’s Abraham Kiptum broke the men?s world record at the IAAF Gold Label road race, clocking 58:18 to take five seconds off the mark set by Eritrea’s Zersenay Tadese in 2010.
Continue readingOlympic champion Eliud Kipchoge, from Kenya, broke the world record at the 2018 BMW Berlin Marathon on Sunday , winning the IAAF Gold Label road race in 2:01:39.
Continue readingThe African Athletics Journalists Association (AAJA) and Athletics South Africa (ASA) have expressed their condolences on the passing of Kenyan former World 400m hurdles Champion Nicholas Bett.
Continue readingThe Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the recently concluded 21st African Senior Athletics Championships, Asaba 2018, have expressed deep shock at the news of the sudden death of Kenyan athlete, Nicholas Kiplagat Bett.
Continue readingThe 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.
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