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…
Nairobi, Nov 6 (IANS) Kenya’s Betsy Saina is not walking away from marathons despite failing to finish in her first two attempts, in Tokyo and now in New York. The 29-year-old Kenyan had high hopes…
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Telecom service provider Bharti Airtel on Monday threatened to discontinue its decade-long alliance with the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon (ADHM) in the future if the rising concerns of air pollution…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Reigning marathon world champion Geoffrey Kirui and London Worlds 10,000 metre winner Almaz Ayana will lead a strong elite field in the mens and womens events at the 13th edition…
Nairobi, Nov 1 (IANS) Kenya’s Nancy Arusei and Milton Rotich will aim to conquer the Athens Marathon on November 12. The 29-year old Arusei will face last year’s runner-up Kenza Dahmani from Algeria and Ethiopia’s…
Nairobi, Nov 1 (IANS) Kenya’s athletics officials are stepping up their fight against doping and have organised a campaign to sensitise athletes against the vice. Athletics Kenya President Jack Tuwei said they will have top…
Nairobi, Nov 1 (IANS) Kenya will need about $4.5 million to send a team of about 300 athletes and officials to the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, from April 4 to 15, 2018….
Nairobi, Nov 1 (IANS) Kenyan runners Lawrence Kimaiyo and Jackson Limo will be the favourites during the 14th edition of Porto Marathon on Sunday. With focus on the Commonwealth Games, the Kenyans will have to…
Nairobi, Oct 31 (IANS) For all her success on the track, Olympic 5,000 metre champion Vivian Cheruiyot showed humility after winning her first marathon but missed the course record in Frankfurt by saying there is…
Rabat, Oct 30 (IANS) Kenyan athletes dominated Morocco’s Casablanca International marathon, sweeping the three medals in the men’s race. Evans Kipkoech won the gold medal after crossing the finish line with a time of 2:09:39,…