Nairobi, June 23 (IANS) Kenya’s Kenneth Keter and Ethiopia’s Worknesh Degefa stand out as favourites in Saturday’s Mattoni Olomouc Half Marathon in the Czech Republic. The Kenyan has been on a strong course and has…
Nairobi, June 23 (IANS) Kenya’s injury crisis is ballooning ahead of the London World Championships with Olympic athletics champions Ezekiel Kemboi, David Rudisha and silver medallist Boniface Mucheru joining the list. With only a month…
Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh), June 22 (IANS) More than 1,500 athletes will take part in the four-day Himachal Pradesh State Olympic Games that began here on Thursday amidst fanfare, the event organisers said. Former World Wrestling…
Paris, June 22 (IANS) Eight-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt will feature in the 100 metre event at the IAAF Diamond League Monaco meeting, the organisers have confirmed. The meeting in the Municipality, slated on…
Nairobi, June 21 (IANS) World and Olympic 800 metres champion David Rudisha of Kenya has confirmed that he will skip Friday’s national trials for the World Athletics Championships in August. The two-time Olympic and world…
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Former Olympians P.T. Usha and Anju Bobby George on Wednesday said Indian athletes will get valuable exposure when they compete against some of the top contenders from across the continent…
Nairobi, June 21 (IANS) Kenya will use the World Under 18 Athletics Championships scheduled from July 12 to 16 to promote the country as a tourist destination. The CEO of the Kenya Tourism Board (KTB),…
Nairobi, June 19 (IANS) Injured Olympic 400 metres hurdles silver medallist Boniface Mucheru and 10,000m athlete Betsy Saina are working round-the-clock to be fit ahead of the World Athletics Championships, to be held in London…
Stockholm, June 19 (IANS) Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse ran a wind-assisted 9.69 seconds to claim the 100-metre title at the Stockholm Diamond League meeting. The 22-year-old promising star bagged his third successive Diamond League…
Nairobi, June 18 (IANS) Former world marathon record holder Paul Tergat of Kenya has called upon his country’s authorities to recognise the nation’s sporting heroes in a way that befits their conquests. Tergat on Saturday…
Bhubaneswar, June 18 (IANS) The Odisha government is all set to tap the coming 22nd Asian Athletics Championships, to be held here from July 6 to 9, to boost tourism in the eastern state. More…
Nairobi, June 15 (IANS) Kenya’s top athletes will leave for the Oslo Diamond League on Thursday, led by Olympic 800 metre bronze medallist Margaret Nyairera Wambui and world 1,500m silver medallist Elijah Manangoi. Focusing on…
Nairobi, June 13 (IANS) Kenyan athletes will be hoping to bow out of the final edition of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Under-18 Championships by writing history as the last country to…
Nairobi, June 13 (IANS) World and Olympic 800 metre champion David Rudisha of Kenya has warned his rivals to expect a race of their lifetime in his third competitive meeting at the Golden Spike meeting…
Bhubaneswar, June 12 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik flagged off the Asian Athletics Championships’ mascot rally at the Kalinga Stadium here on Monday and said Bhubaneswar has emerged as a sought-after destination for international…
Nairobi, June 11 (IANS) Olympic 2008 champion Asbel Kiprop was beaten to third place during Kenya’s National Athletics Championships that ended here in the weekend. Kiprop won the gold medal in 1,500m at the 2008…
Nairobi, June 8 (IANS) Kenya’s finest runners paraded on Thursday for a three-day national athletics championship that runs up to Saturday in Nairobi. The annual track and field meeting, which was established in 1980, features…
Nairobi, June 7 (IANS) The chairman of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the IAAF World Athletics Under-18 Championships has accused a top Athletics Kenya (AK) official of attempting to scuttle the global event. LOC…
Nairobi, June 5 (IANS) London marathon champion Mary Keitany will have a point to prove as she takes on Boston winner Edna Kiplagat for the New York Mini 10km road race on the weekend. Keitany,…
Nairobi, May 31 (IANS) Kenya’s teenaged star Celliphine Chespol is emerging as a strong challenger to the dominance of reigning Olympic champion and world record holder Ruth Jebet of Bahrain in the women’s 3000 metres…