Multiple world and Olympic champion Mo Farah, meanwhile, recently announced that this weekend’s race will be his final marathon, predicting an 'emotional' farewell from the classic distance.
In 2019, Kenya’s Nancy Kiprop broke the record, running 2:22:12. The late Italian Maura Viceconte had held the record at 2:23:47 since 2000.
Omanyala is currently in South Africa where he is taking part in the ASA Grand Prix. Last week he timed 10.12 seconds in the first leg.
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Kiplangat who won the Abu Dhabi marathon in December last year, as a pacemaker, raced neck to neck with Abdi up to the 40 kilometre mark before the latter pulling away.
The sprinter set a Kenyan national record of 6.54 in the 60m indoor sprint in France in February and then went on to clock 9.86 over 100m in Nairobi.
The Commonwealth Games 100m champion was last in action during the second Athletics Kenya (AK) meet on 25 February at the Nyayo where he put up a show on the final day to win the 100m final in 9.86 se
Cherop was a cut above her peers as she clocked 9:08.34 minutes to win the Under-18 3000m girls' race
Noah Jeruto Khas been flagged for use of an unidentified prohibited substance
The federation is looking to assemble a team of 50 athletes who will represent the country in various disciplines at the continental championship set for 29 April to 3 May in Lusaka, Zambia.
