Jepkosgei breaks world half marathon record in Valencia
Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei took one second off her own world record to win the 2017 Valencia Trinidad Alfonso Half Marathon in 1:04:51 on Sunday.
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Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei took one second off her own world record to win the 2017 Valencia Trinidad Alfonso Half Marathon in 1:04:51 on Sunday.
World Cross-Country legend Paul Tergat has been elected unopposed as the President of the Kenya’s National Olympic Committee (NOCK) to replace Kipchoge Keino, who left after 18 years at the helm.
Kenya’s Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge wins dramatic race at the 2017 BMW BERLIN-MARATHON in a world leading time of 2:03:32 after coming from behind on Sunday.
Olympic Champion Vivian Cheruiyot of Kenya, winner of the 5,000m gold in Rio 2016, will run the second marathon of her road running career in Frankfurt on October 29, 2017.
Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei becomes the first woman to smash through the 30-minute barrier to break the world 10km record in 29:43 at the 2017 Birell Prague Grand Prix.
Kenya is set to launch a bid to host the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in 2023 after successfully staging two other global IAAF competitions in the last 10 years.
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.
Kenya’s Eunice Jepkoech Sum, the 2013 World Champion in the women’s 800m, has dropped out of the ongoing IAAF World Championships, London 2017.
The 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.
Kenya’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.
Kenya’s former World marathon record-holder, Wilson Kipsang, is hungry for success on his return to the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON on September 24
Olympic 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.
Kenya’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.
The 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.
Irene 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.
Kenya’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.
Kenya’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.
Kenyan 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.
Tanzania’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
Rio 2016 Olympic Games marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge, from Kenya, triumphs at the 2016 Airtel Delhi Half Marathon in 59:44
Kenya 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.
Kenya’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.
Kenya’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.
Conseslus 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.
Kenya’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.
Kenya’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.
London marathon winner, Jemima Sumgong, became the first Kenyan woman to win the Olympics marathon title, clocking 2:24:04 for gold, at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Kenyan Wilson Kipsang and Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele to duel on Berlin’s world record course at the 2016 BMW Berlin-Marathon on 25 September.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) removes Kenya from the World Anti-Doping Code’s non-compliant list of countries ahead of Rio 2016 Olympics.
Amos Kirui kept Kenya’s perfect U20 World Championships streak in the 3000m Steeplechase alive for the 15th consecutive edition with victory in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Kenya’s Kumari Taki claims the men’s 1500m gold medal at the ongoing IAAF World U20 Championships at the Zawisza Stadium, in Bydgoszcz, Poland on Thursday.
Kenya’s Rodgers Chumo Kwemoi won the men’s 10,000m title in a championship record of 27:25.23 at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships – Bydgoszcz 2016.
Athletics Kenya (AK) have withdrawn from the doping appeal hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) involving suspended Kenyan athlete Rita Jeptoo amid concerns about fair trial.
Athletics Kenya (AK) have announced a strong team of 50 athletes to represent the East African nation at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games from 12-21 August.
Reigning African Games champion, Alice Aprot spearheaded a Kenyan sweep in the women’s 10,000 metres with a new Championship record at the 20th African Senior Athletics Championships in Durban on Saturday.