Nairobi, Nov 6 (IANS) Kenya’s Betsy Saina is not walking away from marathons despite failing to finish in her first two attempts, in Tokyo and now in New York. The 29-year-old Kenyan had high hopes…
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Telecom service provider Bharti Airtel on Monday threatened to discontinue its decade-long alliance with the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon (ADHM) in the future if the rising concerns of air pollution…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Reigning marathon world champion Geoffrey Kirui and London Worlds 10,000 metre winner Almaz Ayana will lead a strong elite field in the mens and womens events at the 13th edition…
Nairobi, Nov 1 (IANS) Kenya’s Nancy Arusei and Milton Rotich will aim to conquer the Athens Marathon on November 12. The 29-year old Arusei will face last year’s runner-up Kenza Dahmani from Algeria and Ethiopia’s…
Nairobi, Nov 1 (IANS) Kenya’s athletics officials are stepping up their fight against doping and have organised a campaign to sensitise athletes against the vice. Athletics Kenya President Jack Tuwei said they will have top…
Nairobi, Nov 1 (IANS) Kenya will need about $4.5 million to send a team of about 300 athletes and officials to the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, from April 4 to 15, 2018….
Nairobi, Nov 1 (IANS) Kenyan runners Lawrence Kimaiyo and Jackson Limo will be the favourites during the 14th edition of Porto Marathon on Sunday. With focus on the Commonwealth Games, the Kenyans will have to…
Nairobi, Oct 31 (IANS) For all her success on the track, Olympic 5,000 metre champion Vivian Cheruiyot showed humility after winning her first marathon but missed the course record in Frankfurt by saying there is…
Rabat, Oct 30 (IANS) Kenyan athletes dominated Morocco’s Casablanca International marathon, sweeping the three medals in the men’s race. Evans Kipkoech won the gold medal after crossing the finish line with a time of 2:09:39,…
Nairobi, Oct 28 (IANS) Olympic 5,000m champion Vivian Cheruiyot of Kenya is on a mission to silence her critics when she lines up on Sunday’s Frankfurt marathon in Germany. Cheruiyot 34, had planned to run…
Nairobi, Oct 28 (IANS) World half marathon record holder Joyciline Jepkosgei of Kenya will not be upgrading to the full marathon soon, despite breaking the Valencia course record. Speaking from Iten in northwest Kenya, Jepkosgei…
Madrid, Oct 26 (IANS) Ilias Fifa, the 2016 European 5,000 metres champion, has been detained for suspected links to a doping ring. The 28-year-old Spanish athlete, who was born in Morocco, but came to Spain…
Kolkata, Oct 24 (IANS) The fourth edition of the December 18 Tata Steel Kolkata 25K run, carrying a prize money of one lakh dollars, has chosen world record holder long jumper Mike Powell as its…
Valencia (Spain), Oct 22 (IANS) Kenyan female long-distance runner Joyciline Jepkosgei on Sunday broke her own half marathon world record at the Valencia Trinidad Alfonso event, where her compatriot Abraham Cheroben won the men’s title….
Nairobi, Oct 19 (IANS) World marathon record holder Mary Keitany is not under pressure to improve on her personal best time as she puts her title on the line in the New York marathon on…
Madrid, Oct 18 (IANS) Olympic 2016 women’s high jump champion Ruth Beitia of Spain brought the curtain down on her long and successful career on Wednesday. The 38-year-old three-time European champion first arrived on the…
Kampala, Oct 18 (IANS) Former World and Olympic champion Stephen Kiprotich of Uganda has opted out of the New York Marathon slated for November 5, saying he is not mentally ready. The 2012 London Olympics…
Vilinius (Lithuania), Oct 15 (IANS) Greek Olympic pole vault champion Aikaterini Stefanidi and German world javelin champion Johannes Vetter were named female and male Eruopean Athletes of the Year at the 2017 Golden Tracks award…
Nairobi, Oct 13 (IANS) An Italian coach charged with administering banned blood booster Erythropoietin (EPO) to disgraced Kenyan female marathon star Rita Jeptoo has been cleared of the charges by a Nairobi court. The ruling,…
Addis Ababa, Oct 13 (IANS) Africa’s largest road race, the Great Ethiopian Run (GER), will have 6,000 more runners for a record 48,000 participants, an Ethiopian official said. Race Director Ermias Ayele on Thursday said…