Nairobi, Jan 11 (IANS) Edna Kiplagat, the two-time Boston Marathon champion, has thrown down the gauntlet, warning Kenya athletes are ready to reclaim the gold medal in this year’s race on April 15. Kiplagat, together…
Xiamen, Jan 6 (IANS) Ethiopian runners continued their dominance in both men’s and women’s competition at the 2019 Xiamen Marathon, the first Gold Label road race of the year. The 24-year-old Ethiopian Dejene Debela clocked…
Sao Paulo, Jan 1 (IANS) Ethiopia’s Belay Bezahb and Kenyan runner Sandrafelis Tuei won the men’s and women’s divisions in the annual Sao Silvestre Road Race, the marquee competition of Latin American athletics. African men…
Madrid, Jan 1 (IANS) Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo and Kenyan runner Brigid Kosgei established new men’s and women’s records in the annual San Silvestre Vallecana 10K race. Kiplimo, 18, completed the course through the Vallecas neighbourhood…
Kunming (China), Dec 31 (IANS) A cross-border marathon between China and Myanmar was held Monday in the city of Ruili, in southwest China’s Yunnan Province. The 2018 Ruili China and Muse Myanmar International Marathon attracted…
Beijing, Dec 26 (IANS) Beijing Shunxin Agriculture Co. Ltd. became the latest official sponsor of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, the organizing Committee announced here on Wednesday. Shunxin will supply Beijing 2022…
Nairobi, Dec 24 (IANS) Kenya once more proved its prowess in track and field. As the curtain draws on the eventful 2018 season, one of the biggest stars that captured the country’s performance was of…
Nairobi, Dec 24 (IANS) Former world marathon silver medallist Vincent Kipruto will lead Kenya’s charge at the Xiamen International Marathon in China on January 6. After a frustrating 2018, which saw the Kenyan compete in…
Haikou (China), Dec 23 (IANS) The 2018 Hainan Danzhou International Marathon concluded here on Sunday, with Ethiopia’s Mazengiya Ayalew Meseret and Tsehynesh Tsale Tsenga claiming the title in the men’s and women’s group respectively. Meseret…
Mumbai, Dec 20 (IANS) Procam International and sport performance brand ASICS on Thursday unveiled the official ‘Race Day Tee for the 16th edition of the Tata Mumbai Marathon. Actress Pooja Hegde, an avid runner and…
Nairobi, Dec 19 (IANS) Former marathon world champion Geoffrey Kirui of Kenya said that he will wait until April to decide whether he will feature at the 2019 World Championships. With a change in program…
Kolkata, Dec 16 (IANS) Avinash Sable and L Surya kept the Indian flag fluttering while Birhanu Legese and Dibaba Kuma made an Ethiopian double in the men’s and women’s sections of the Tata Steel Kolkata…
Kolkata, Dec 14 (IANS) Kenyan Amos Kipruto, who won silver at the Berlin marathon three months back, is confident of breaking Bekele’s course record in the Tata Steel Kolkata 25 km race here on Sunday….
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Building on the roaring success of the inaugural edition of the Khelo India School Games, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, along with Star Sports, kick-started the countdown to “Khelo…
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Building on the roaring success of the inaugural edition of the Khelo India School Games, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, along with Star Sports, kick-started the countdown to…
Kolkata, Dec 7 (IANS) Defending champion and course record holder Avinash Sable will lead the men’s category while IAAF gold label athlete L. Suriya, also the reigning champion, will head the women’s contingent in the…
Nairobi, Dec 6 (IANS) Former marathon champion Joyce Chepkirui said she is returning home to reclaim her crown on Sunday when she lines up on the streets of Honolulu, Hawaii. The 30-year-old has chalked up…
Monaco, Dec 5 (IANS) Kenyan marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge and Colombian long jumper Caterine Ibarguen were named International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Male and Female Athlete of the Year at the federation’s end of…
Monaco, Dec 5 (IANS) Jon Ridgeon, who twice represented Britain in the Olympics, is to take up his new role as IAAF chief executive officer in March 2019, according the IAAF website. “I am delighted…
Nairobi, Nov 30 (IANS) Former world marathon silver medallist Vincent Kipruto says he has overcome his loss of fitness and his injury and will be ready to challenge for the title at this Sunday’s Fukuoka…