African stars Letsile Tebogo (Botswana), Ruth Chepngetich (Kenya), and Tamirat Tola (Ethiopia) are among the finalists announced for 2024 World Athletics Athlete of the Year awards.
Kenyan’s Ruth Chepngetich and John Korir dominate the fields to emerge victorious at the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday.
Purity Komen causes an upset against Ruth Chepngetich, while Daniel Ebenyo emerges victorious at the 2023 Istanbul Half Marathon.
Kenyans Ruth Chepngetich and Rodgers Kwemoi, both course record holders, will return for the N Kolay Istanbul Half Marathon on April 30.
Yalemzerf Yehualaw becomes the first woman to break 64 minutes for the half marathon, running a remarkable 1:03:43 at the Antrim Coast Half Marathon.
This year’s World Marathon Champions Lelisa Desisa (Ethiopia) and Ruth Chepngetich (Kenya) are the Marathon Runners of the Year 2019.
Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich clocked an impressive 2:32:43 in sweltering heat to win the first World Athletics Championships Women’s Marathon Final at Doha 2019.