Nairobi, April 4 (IANS) Kenya will be among the several African countries aiming to topple giants South Africa and Nigeria as the continental kings at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, starting here on Wednesday. Kenya…
Nairobi, March 31 (IANS) London 2012 Olympic Games marathon silver medalist Abel Kirui hopes his lust to clinch the London marathon title will finally be answered on April 22. Kirui will be making his fifth…
Nairobi, March 31 (IANS) Kenyan Olympian Visiline Jepkesho has shaken off her injury and will be eyeing for redemption at the Rotterdam Marathon on April 8. The Kenyan was unlucky last year to finish fourth…
Nairobi, March 31 (IANS) Kenya’s Joyce Chepkirui has opted not to defend her 10,000m gold medal at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) and instead will be running in the Istanbul Half Marathon on April 8. Chepkirui,…
Nairobi, March 31 (IANS) Revenge will be in the air as Kenyan duo of Pamela Rotich and Winnie Jepkorir duel for this year’s Daegu International Marathon on Sunday in South Korea. Rotich set a best…
Nairobi, March 30 (IANS) Olympic 800 metres champion David Rudisha of Kenya has confirmed he will launch his season at the Shanghai Diamond League meeting in China on May 12. Rudisha, 28, has not raced…
Nairobi, March 28 (IANS) World Half Marathon champion Geoffrey Kamworor will now target winning the IAAF Diamond League meeting, which starts in Doha on May 4. Last year, the Kenyan waived all marathon commitments to…
Bethlehem, March 23 (IANS) Thousands of Palestinian and international runners on Friday took part in the sixth edition of the Palestine marathon in Bethlehem, aiming to shed light on the movement restrictions imposed in the…
Nairobi, March 23 (IANS) Kenyan athletes have not ruled out going for the world record when they line up in Saturday’s World Half Marathon championships in Valencia, Spain. Both the men’s and women’s records will…
Nairobi, March 22 (IANS) World marathon record holder Dennis Kimetto of Kenya is hopeful of resurrecting his career after three years of injuries as he returns to action at the Vienna Marathon to be held…
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association is hopeful that long jumper S. Sreeshankar and high jumper Siddharth Yadav will make it to the squad for the Commonwealth Games after they were not…
Nairobi, March 21 (IANS) Kenyan athletes will seek to find inspiration elsewhere as they wait for their allowances and bonuses ahead of the Commonwealth Games, which will be held in Gold Coast, Australia from April…
Nairobi, March 20 (IANS) Kenya’s Fancy Chemutai says she is ready for the World Half Marathon title in Valencia after her effortless victory at the RAK Half Marathon in the UAE. The 23-year-old on Monday…
Nairobi, March 18 (IANS) Kenya’s Geoffrey Kamworor believes he will withstand the challenges from runners of Ethiopia and the United States to clinch his third title in IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Valencia, Spain…
Kampala, March 11 (IANS) Six Ugandan athletes have received doping tests ahead of the 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon in Valencia, Spain. Namayo Mawerere, spokesman for the Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF), said on Saturday that…
Patiala, March 8 (IANS) Dharun Ayyasamy of Tamil Nadu shattered the 11-year-old national record in the mens 400m hurdles at the Run Adam Federation Cup on Thursday to qualify for the Commonwealth Games in April….
Patiala, March 7 (IANS) Tejaswin Shankar set a new national record in the mens high jump scaling 2.28 metres at the Run Adam Federation Cup athletics championships here on Wednesday. Shankar had earlier cleared 2.28m…
Patiala, March 6 (IANS) Neeraj Chopra re-asserted his position as the best javelin thrower in the country by setting a new meet record on his way to the gold medal at the Run Adam Federation…
London, March 4 (IANS) Roger Bannister, the British athlete famed as the first man in history to run the four-minute mile, has died at the age of 88. Bannister, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease…
Birmingham, March 4 (IANS) American runner Christian Coleman backed up his worldwide dominance in sprint racing by taking the gold medal in the 60-meter dash timed at 6.37 seconds in the 2018 IAAF World Indoor…