Kipkogei and Cheserek smash course record in Mainz
Kenyans Dennis Kipkogei and Beatrice Cheserek shattered the course records in both the men’s and women’s races at the 2026 Gutenberg Mainz Half Marathon on Sunday.
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Kenyans Dennis Kipkogei and Beatrice Cheserek shattered the course records in both the men’s and women’s races at the 2026 Gutenberg Mainz Half Marathon on Sunday.
Defending champions Evans Mayaka and Emmah Ndiwa of Kenya have returned for the 2nd Cali Marathon on Sunday, but face a tough task in their quest to cross the line first once more.
Olympic champion Winfred Yavi and world champion Faith Cherotich will go head to head in a thrilling 3000m steeplechase clash at the Diamond League meeting in Xiamen.
Kenya’s Mathew Kipchumba Kipsang won the men’s title, while Italy’s Nadia Battocletti retained the women’s overall title in the 2025/26 World Athletics Cross Country Tour.
On athlete, Hellen Obiri, smashed her personal best in a hard-fought second-place finish at the TCS London Marathon, with a time of 2:15:53, reinforcing her status as one of today’s elite performers on the world stage.
Sabastian Sawe made history by becoming the first man to officially break the two-hour barrier for the marathon with 1:59:30 world record at the TCS London Marathon 2026.
Two-time Hamburg champion Bernard Koech and fellow-Kenyan Rebecca Tanui head the start list of the 2026 Haspa Marathon Hamburg on Sunday.
Defending champions John Korir and Sharon Lokedi claimed back-to-back victories at the 2026 Boston Marathon, with Korir breaking the course record and Lokedi leading a Kenyan top four home.
Kenya’s Alex Matata won the 2026 Türkiye Is Bankasi Istanbul Half Marathon in 60:01, just a step ahead of his twin brother Charles Matata who crossed the line in the same time.
Multiple world-record breaker Faith Kipyegon will open her 2026 season in the women’s 5000m at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Shanghai/Keqiao on June 16.
Both defending champions, Alex Matata and fellow-Kenyan Miriam Chebet, will return to the 2026 Türkiye Is Bankasi Istanbul Half Marathon on Sunday April 19.
Kenyan distance legend Eliud Kipchoge has announced the 2026 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon on May 24 as the first stop on his World tour.
Two time champion Bernard Koech returns to the Haspa Marathon Hamburg in 2026 and the Kenyan will not be the only one who comes back with great memories.
Kenyan rising Steeplechase star, Mercy Chepngeno, has signed a landmark NIL deal with Swiss Sportswear Brand, On.
Kenyan Vitalis Kibiwott smashed the Turkish Allcomers’ record when he became the surprise winner of the 2025 Mersin Marathon on Sunday December 14.
Kenya’s Ruth Jepchumba Bundotich announced as the recipient of the 2025 World Athletics Woman of the Year Award, honouring her contributions to the growth of women’s athletics in Kenya and beyond.
Defending champions Dejene Debela of Ethiopia and Bahrain’s Ruth Jebet will both be returning for the Türkiye Is Bankasi Istanbul Marathon on November 2, 2025
Running legend and former world record holder Paul Tergat has been named the International Ambassador for the 2025 Brașov Running Festival.
Sabastian Sawe won the 51st BMW BERLIN MARATHON with a world leading time of 2:02:16 while Rosemary Wanjiru crossed the line in 2:21:05.
Kenyan Beatrice Chebet replicated her double victory from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with the 5000m gold on day eight of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25
Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe will make his debut at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON on Sunday, aiming for the course record of 2:01:09 set by Eliud Kipchoge in 2022.
Kenya’s Faith Cherotich, a two-time global bronze medallist, ran a Championship record to get the women’s 3000m steeplechase gold on day five of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25.
Kenyan 1500m legend Faith Kipyegon and Hammer star Ethan Katzberg successfully defended their titles on Day 4 at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25.
Kenyans Sabastian Sawe and Rosemary Wanjiru will head deep start lists, with personal bests of 2:02:05 and 2:16:14 respectively, at the 2025 Berlin Marathon.
World record-breaker Joyciline Jepkosgei from Kenya heads outstanding women’s field for the 2025 tRUNsylvania 10K.
Kenya’s two-time World Championships 5000m medallist Jacob Krop heads the men’s field for the 5th tRUNsylvania 10K men’s on Sunday 5 October.
World records set by Agnes Ngetich, Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Mondo Duplantis, and two world U20 short track records set by Cameron Myers have been ratified by World Athletics.
Olympic and world medallist Faith Cherotich and Nelly Chepchirchir won Diamond League titles at the Weltklasse Zürich meeting on Thursday 28 August, 2025.
Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi edges Britain’s Max Burgin to claim his third Diamond League 800m crown at the 2025 Wanda Diamond League Final in Zurich on Thursday.
Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo, the world half marathon record-holder, won the 21K de Buenos Aires – a World Athletics Label road race – in Argentina on Sunday.
Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon clocked 8:07.04, the second-fastest time in history, smashing the African 3000m record at the 2025 Wanda Diamond League in Silesia, Poland.
On strengthens collegiate roster, adding three of NCAA’s most exciting distance runners from Kenya – Doris Lemngole, Marion Jepngetich, and Joy Naukot to its NIL roster.
Kenyan Rosemary Wanjiru heads the women’s field of the 51st BMW BERLIN-MARATHON on 21 September, 2025.
World half marathon champion Sabastian Sawe from Kenya will run the 2025 BMW BERLIN-MARATHON on 21 September.
Following the conclusion of the Kenyan trials, AK have selected a strong team to represent Team Kenya at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
Kenyan Faith Kipyegon set a world record in the women’s 1500m at the 50th Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, finishing in 3:48.68 to best her 3:49.04 mark from 2024.
Kenyan Beatrice Chebet became the first woman in history to break 14 minutes for 5000m, clocking 13:58.06, at the 50th Prefontaine Classic in Eugene on Saturday.
With her Breaking4 performance of 4:06:42 today, Faith Kipyegon cemented her position as the most decorated woman middle-distance athlete of all time.
Kenyan star Beatrice Chebet became the second-fastest woman in history with a meeting record at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Rome on Friday.
The Prefontaine Classic will host Athletics Kenya’s selection events for Women’s 5,000m and Men’s 10,000m World Athletics Championship teams during its historic 50th edition.
Beatrice Chebet became the second-fastest woman in the 3000m at the Wanda Diamond League in Rabat on Sunday, finishing in 8:11.56 – an African and Kenyan record.
Absa Kip Keino Classic receives financial boost as 189 athletes are confirmed for the 2025 edition on 31 May at Ulinzi Sports Complex.
Athletics Kenya selected as the winning Member Federation of the Kids’ Athletics Day challenge, receiving the prize of a US$10,000 award to be used to promote and activate Kids’ Athletics in Kenya.
Kenyan Faith Kipyegon, three-time Olympic gold medalist and holder of two world records, will compete at Hayward Field on 5 July seeking her seventh Pre Classic 1500m title.
Evans Mayaka comes from behind while Emmah Ndiwa dominates the field at the inaugural Maratón de Cali (Colombia) on Sunday.
Kenyans set course records at the Gutenberg Mainz Half Marathon on Sunday: Debutant James Kipkurui was surprise winner with 60:50 and Esther Chemtai took the women’s race with 68:52.
Alex Matata won the Istanbul Half Marathon with 59:40, while Miriam Chebet overtook Sheila Chelangat to win the women’s race in 1:06:07.
Sabastian Sawe dominates elite men’s TCS London Marathon field to keep the crown in Kenyan hands with commanding running reminiscent of Eliud Kipchoge’s prime.
Kenya’s Agnes Ngetich became the first athlete to break the 30-minute barrier in a women-only 10-kilometre road race, clocking 29:27 at the Adizero Road To Records event on Saturday.
Brigid Kosgei and Amos Kipruto head Hamburg’s strongest ever field, Karoline Grovdal chases famous national record at the 39th Haspa Marathon Hamburg on Sunday.
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