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Latest stories from Kenya – news and information from the Athletics Kenya running and cross-country competitions in Kasarani and Nairobi.
Kenyans Geoffrey Mutai and Priscah Jeptoo won the men’s and women’s titles at the 2013 ING New York City Marathon on its return after a 1-year forced hiatus due to last year’s Boston Marathon bombing on Sunday. It’s the third…
Continue readingKenyans and triumphed in the 32nd BMW Frankfurt Marathon, where stormy and wet weather ruined hopes for record performances. Kipruto braved high winds to clock 2:06:15, beating fellow-Kenyan and debutant Mark Kiptoo by just one second. Elijah Kemboi finished third with 2:07:34. The…
Continue readingKenyan police pledged today to boost security for the 11th Standard Chartered Nairobi marathon on Sunday, being staged just over a month since Al-Qaeda linked gunmen killed at least 67 people in a shopping mall. is still reeling from the…
Continue readingAfter spending two years being known as the man who came agonisingly close to matching the marathon world record, Wilson Kipsang of Kenya broke that record handsomely in Berlin on Sunday morning, clocking 2.03.23, thus taking 15 seconds off compatriot…
Continue readingKenya’s Ezekiel Kemboi won his third 3,000 metres steeplechase world title in convincing style at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow on Thursday August 15th. The 31-year-old, two-time Olympic champion, timed eight minutes 06:01 seconds to take gold while compatriot…
Continue readingKenyan led an African sweep of the women’s 3000m Steeplechase final and Ethiopian won the men’s 800m title at the 14th . After two World bronze medals, Cheywa justified her favourite tag – in the absence of defending world and…
Continue readingKenya’s won the women’s marathon Gold medal on Saturday at the 14th s in Athletics being held in , Russia. The 33-year-old, who led home a clean Kenyan podium sweep in the event in Daegu 2011, made history as the…
Continue readingTwo former champions will return to the BMW Frankfurt Marathon while the silver medallist of the World Championships’ Marathon from Daegu 2011 has also been confirmed for the race on October 27th. Gilbert Kirwa won Germany’s oldest city marathon in 2009….
Continue readingKenyan reigning World and Olympic champion David Rudisha has pulled out of the 800 metres at 2013 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow, Russia with a knee injury. Rudisha, 24, bruised the bone in his right knee at the Adidas…
Continue readingLittle-known Kenyan girl, Lilian Kasait Rengeruk, announced herself on the big stage on Wednesday, winning the girls 3000m with a World Youth leading time of 8:58.74 on the first day of the 8th IAAF World Youth Championships in Donetsk, Ukraine….
Continue readingEthiopian star Tirunesh Dibaba and Kenyan Ezekiel Kemboi raced to new meeting records with comfortable performances for Africans in front of 50,266 spectators at the Meeting Areva/Diamond League inside the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday. Dibaba, the Olympic…
Continue readingBoth winners of the BIG 25 Berlin clocked world leading 25k times this Sunday despite warm weather conditions. While Kenya’s Richard Sigei crossed the line in the Olympic Stadium in 1:13:34 fellow Kenyan Lucy Kabuu ran 1:21:37. High temperatures during…
Continue readingDefending champion Henry Sugut from Kenya produced a result at the 30th Vienna City Marathon that fitted to the occasion. It was the 30th edition of Austria’s biggest sporting event and the 27 year-old added a piece of history to the…
Continue readingKenya’s Henry Sugut, VCM’s defending champion and course record-holder, will face tough oppositions as he return to the Vienna City Marathon on April 14. Among them is Jafred Chirchir Kipchumba, who features a personal best of 2:05:48. With this time…
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