Nairobi, Oct 28 (IANS) Olympic 5,000m champion Vivian Cheruiyot of Kenya is on a mission to silence her critics when she lines up on Sunday’s Frankfurt marathon in Germany. Cheruiyot 34, had planned to run…
Nairobi, Oct 28 (IANS) World half marathon record holder Joyciline Jepkosgei of Kenya will not be upgrading to the full marathon soon, despite breaking the Valencia course record. Speaking from Iten in northwest Kenya, Jepkosgei…
Madrid, Oct 26 (IANS) Ilias Fifa, the 2016 European 5,000 metres champion, has been detained for suspected links to a doping ring. The 28-year-old Spanish athlete, who was born in Morocco, but came to Spain…
Kolkata, Oct 24 (IANS) The fourth edition of the December 18 Tata Steel Kolkata 25K run, carrying a prize money of one lakh dollars, has chosen world record holder long jumper Mike Powell as its…
Valencia (Spain), Oct 22 (IANS) Kenyan female long-distance runner Joyciline Jepkosgei on Sunday broke her own half marathon world record at the Valencia Trinidad Alfonso event, where her compatriot Abraham Cheroben won the men’s title….
Nairobi, Oct 19 (IANS) World marathon record holder Mary Keitany is not under pressure to improve on her personal best time as she puts her title on the line in the New York marathon on…
Madrid, Oct 18 (IANS) Olympic 2016 women’s high jump champion Ruth Beitia of Spain brought the curtain down on her long and successful career on Wednesday. The 38-year-old three-time European champion first arrived on the…
Kampala, Oct 18 (IANS) Former World and Olympic champion Stephen Kiprotich of Uganda has opted out of the New York Marathon slated for November 5, saying he is not mentally ready. The 2012 London Olympics…
Vilinius (Lithuania), Oct 15 (IANS) Greek Olympic pole vault champion Aikaterini Stefanidi and German world javelin champion Johannes Vetter were named female and male Eruopean Athletes of the Year at the 2017 Golden Tracks award…
Nairobi, Oct 13 (IANS) An Italian coach charged with administering banned blood booster Erythropoietin (EPO) to disgraced Kenyan female marathon star Rita Jeptoo has been cleared of the charges by a Nairobi court. The ruling,…
Addis Ababa, Oct 13 (IANS) Africa’s largest road race, the Great Ethiopian Run (GER), will have 6,000 more runners for a record 48,000 participants, an Ethiopian official said. Race Director Ermias Ayele on Thursday said…
Nairobi, Oct 11 (IANS) Despite his failure to finish the Berlin Marathon last month, Kenya’s Wilson Kipsang has confirmed he will compete at the New York Marathon on November 5. Speaking from Iten on Wednesday,…
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Four-time Olympic medallist swimmer Anthony Ervin has been named event ambassador for the 10th Airtel Delhi Half Marathon scheduled for November 19, it was announced on Wednesday. “Year on year,…
Chicago, Oct 9 (IANS) Galen Rupp prevailed in the men’s category of the Chicago Marathon to become the first American male winner of the event since 2002, while Ethiopia’s Tirunesh Dibaba was the fastest finisher…
Nairobi, Oct 7 (IANS) There will be love lost when training partners Marius Kipserem and Festus Talam face off in Sunday’s Eindhoven Marathon in the Netherlands. Talam is the defending champion and will be putting…
Nairobi, Oct 7 (IANS) Chicago marathon champion Florence Kiplagat from Kenya has said she is under no pressure to reclaim her title on Sunday, and believes she can improve on her best time. With no…
Nairobi, Oct 5 (IANS) Kenya’s marathon sensation and Olympic champion, Eliud Kipchoge on Thursday said his sights were still on the world record despite failing to better the mark during the Berlin Marathon two weeks…
Nairobi, Oct 5 (IANS) Abel Kirui and world marathon record holder Dennis Kimetto ruled out a possible attempt on the world record when they compete at the Chicago Marathon on Sunday. The two are part…
Nairobi, Oct 4 (IANS) Former world marathon record holder Paul Tergat has pledged to have clean athletes to represent Kenya in international competitions. Tergat, who was elected the country’s President for the National Olympic body…
Nairobi, Oct 3 (IANS) World marathon record holder Dennis Kimetto of Kenya remains focused on completing his recovery and to compete strongly at the Chicago marathon on October 8. Kimetto, 33, wants to start over…