Nairobi, Nov 30 (IANS) The allure of representing Kenya at Commonwealth Games in marathon will inspire Bedan Karoki and Lani Rutto when the duo line up at the streets of Fukuoka on Sunday. For a…
Addis Ababa, Nov 27 (IANS) Tragedy struck the 17th edition of the 10 km Great Ethiopian Run (GER) held here when two amateur runners died from heat stroke, an official said. Speaking to the media,…
Dongguan (China), Nov 26 (IANS) T. Gopi created history by becoming the first Indian man to clinch the gold medal in the Asian Marathon Championships here on Sunday. The 29-year-old Kerala long-distance runner completed the…
Monte Carlo (Monaco), Nov 25 (IANS) Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim and Belgium’s Nafissatou Thiam were respectively named Male and Female Athlete of the Year here, while retired sprinting legend Usain Bolt of Jamaica received the…
Seoul, Nov 25 (IANS) South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha on Saturday asked for the international community’s support to make the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games a peace festival. “(South Korea) will make…
Addis Ababa, Nov 23 (IANS) Kenyan Olympic champion Vivian Cheruiyot will be a guest of honour at the Great Ethiopian Run (GER), an Ethiopian official said. GER Director Ermias Ayele said the invitation to Cheruiyot,…
Nairobi, Nov 22 (IANS) Kenya’s Lilian Kasait on Wednesday expressed her confidence in winning the fifth African cross-country championships 2018 in Algeria. Kasait, who was third at this year’s World Cross Country Championships, her debut…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Reigning marathon world champion Geoffrey Kirui and London Worlds and Olympic 10,000 metre champion Almaz Ayana will be the cynosure of all eyes on Sunday’s Airtel Delhi Half Marathon (ADHM),…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) British 100 metre sprint legend Linford Christie feels the racing fraternity gave too much importance to sprint greats Usain Bolt and Mo Farah and failed to identify the next in…
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Four-time Olympic medallist swimmer Anthony Ervin on Thursday said running liberates him and he enjoys it more than swimming at times. “I may be one of the rare swimmers who…
By Tridib Baparnash New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Lured by the prospects of gaining financial rewards, reigning World and Olympic 10,000 metre champion Almaz Ayana has decided to debut on the road in Sunday’s Airtel…
Nairobi, Nov 16 (IANS) Former Chicago marathon champion Florence Kiplagat of Kenya has recovered from exhaustion, which saw her fail in defending her title in the United States, and is ready to return to action….
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Procam International, the organisers of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon, said on Wednesday that they are hopeful that the Delhi High Court will deliver a verdict in their favour and…
Kolkata, Nov 11 (IANS) Olympic record-holder Kenenisa Bekele and Kenyan superstar long distance runner Florence Jebet Kiplagat will compete in the Tata Steel Kolkata 25K on December 17, the race promoters announced on Saturday. It…
Tokyo, Nov 9 (IANS) The governor of Tokyo on Thursday introduced multilingual robots as a test of the automatons’ feasibility ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympic games. Yuriko Koike interacted with the robots during the…
Nairobi, Nov 9 (IANS) World marathon record-holder Dennis Kimetto of Kenya has announced that he has recovered from his injury and will compete in the Honolulu Marathon on December 10. Kimetto, 33, lined up in…
Moscow, Nov 8 (IANS) The Russian Investigative Committee contested on Wednesday the report of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) alleging widespread doping in Russia, which threatened the country’s participation in the 2018 Winter Olympics. “The…
Nairobi, Nov 8 (IANS) Kenya’s Dominic Kipngetich Ruto will face a stiff challenge from defending champion Edwin Kiptoo at the Beirut Marathon, starting on November 12. The 27-year-old Ruto is amongst the fastest in the…
Nairobi, Nov 7 (IANS) World 1,500 metre champion Elijah Manangoi of Kenya is focused on being selected for the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. Despite being the top ranked athlete in the field, Manangoi will…
Nairobi, Nov 7 (IANS) Kenyan Olympic women marathon champion Jemimah Jelagat Sumgong has been banned from international competition for four years by the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK). Sumgong, who became the first female athlete…