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Latest stories from Kenya – news and information from the Athletics Kenya running and cross-country competitions in Kasarani and Nairobi.
Kenyan Hellen Onsando Obiri produced an astonishing last lap to claim her first ever major world outdoor title in the women 5000m at the IAAF World Championships in London on Sunday.
Continue readingKenya’s Eunice Jepkoech Sum, the 2013 World Champion in the women’s 800m, has dropped out of the ongoing IAAF World Championships, London 2017.
Continue readingThe 2013 World 3000m Steeplechase champion, Milcah Chemos, is hopeful that the Kenyan women will reign supreme in the water jump and barrier event at the ongoing IAAF World Championships in London.
Continue readingKenya’s Faith Kipyegon won a tight and dramatic women’s 1500m final on Monday evening, taking gold in 4:02.59 ahead of American Jenny Simpson and South Africa’s Caster Semenya.
Continue readingKenya’s former World marathon record-holder, Wilson Kipsang, is hungry for success on his return to the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON on September 24
Continue readingOlympic and World champion David Rudisha will lead a strong 49-member Team Kenya to defend his men’s 800m title at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London next month.
Continue readingKenya’s Hellen Obiri won the Women’s 1 Mile race at the 2017 Müller Anniversary Games leg of the IAAF Diamond League in London on Sunday, breaking her national record and setting a new meeting record of 4:16.56.
Continue readingThe 2016 Olympic champion is aiming to run faster at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON on September 24 than his compatriot Dennis Kimetto who set the world record, 2:02:57, on the renowned fast course in 2014.
Continue readingIrene Cheptai and Alex Korio made it a Kenyan double at the TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2017 race, winning at the 10th edition of the race in 28:12 and 31:51 respectively.
Continue readingKenya’s Mary Keitany took 41 seconds off the women’s-only world record at the Virgin Money London Marathon, running 2:17:01 at the IAAF Gold Label Road Race on Sunday 23 April.
Continue readingKenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei broke four world records at the 2017 Sportisimo Prague Half Marathon when winning the IAAF Gold Label Road Race in 1:04:52 on Saturday 1 April.
Continue readingKenyan Peres Jepchirchir broke the world record in the women’s half marathon today, clocking 1:05:06 at the RAK Half half marathon in Ras al-Khaimah, UAE.
Continue readingTanzania’s Alphonce Simbu and Kenya’s Bornes Kitur take the honours and USD$42,000 first prize cheques at the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2017
Continue readingRio 2016 Olympic Games marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge, from Kenya, triumphs at the 2016 Airtel Delhi Half Marathon in 59:44
Continue readingKenya will host the last edition of the IAAF World U18 Championships after the IAAF Council decided to discontinue the youth championships after the 2017 edition in Nairobi.
Continue readingKenya’s Eliud Kipchoge won the men’s marathon gold on the final day of competition at the Rio 2016 Olympics to maintain his dominance in the grueling distance event by winning in 2:08:44.
Continue readingKenya’s Vivian Cheruiyot shocks World 10,000m record-holder Almaz Ayana to win her first Olympic gold medal in the Women’s 5000m at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Continue readingConseslus Kipruto ran an Olympic record of 8:03.28 to win Kenya’s ninth consecutive gold medal in the men’s 3000m steeplechase on day 6 of athletics at Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Wednesday.
Continue readingKenya’s Faith Kipyegon won the Olympic women’s 1500m gold leaving Ethiopia’s world record holder Genzebe Dibaba trailing in her wake on Tuesday night.
Continue readingKenya’s David Rudisha stormed to victory in 1:42.15 to retain his Olympic men’s 800m title ahead of Algeria’s Taoufik Mahkloufi at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil.
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