Komen comes from behind to achieve surprise win in Athens Marathon
November 10, 2019
At the age of 42 Kenyan John Komen came through to upset the favourites and win the Athens Marathon with 2:16:34.
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Latest stories from Kenya – news and information from the Athletics Kenya running and cross-country competitions in Kasarani and Nairobi.
At the age of 42 Kenyan John Komen came through to upset the favourites and win the Athens Marathon with 2:16:34.
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The Kenyan favourites Daniel Muteti and Rhonzas Kilimo have set their sights on breaking the course record in the “Athens Marathon – The Authentic” on Sunday.
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Valary Aiyabei smashed the 2:20 barrier in the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon, achieving the greatest sporting moment in the 38th edition of Germany’s oldest city marathon.
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Eliud Kipchoge broke one of the greatest barriers in sport history in a thrilling performance in Vienna when 34-year-old Kenyan became the first to run the classic marathon distance in under two hours – in 1:59:40.2 at the INEOS 1:59 Challenge in Vienna’s Prater Park on Saturday.
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Kenya’s Brigid Chepchirchir Kosgei broke the world record at the 2019 Chicago Marathon, winning the IAAF Gold Label road race in 2:14:04, on Sunday.
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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.
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Kenya’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.
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Kenya’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.
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Kenya’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.
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Kenya’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.
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Kenyan 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.
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Kenya’s Cosmas Lagat and Ethiopia’s Worknesh Alemu upset the odds and take the honours at the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2019
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Kenya’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.
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Olympic 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.
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The 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.
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The 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.
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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.
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Kenya’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.
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Kenya’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.
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Solomon 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.
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