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Kipchoge ready for new challenge in Boston

The 38-year-old goes up against a strong field that has, among others, defending champions Evans Chebet, 2021 winner Benson Kipruto and two-time champion Lelisa Desisa.

Lack of approved venues causes postponement of AK youth trials

The postponed trials were to be used to select the Kenyan teams to the Africa U18 and U18 Champions from 29 April to 5 May in Lusaka, Zambia.

Lewa Marathon set for 24 June gets Ksh 10 million boost

Registration for the event, launched on 14 March in Nairobi, opens on Wednesday 15 March with organisers hoping for another successful event.

Rosemary Wanjiru reigns at the Tokyo marathon

Former Kenyan Betsy Saina who recently switched her nationality to USA finished 5th at the Tokyo Marathon.

Agnes Tirop Memorial race for Sunday

In the ongoing case, Tirop’s husband Ibrahim Rotich is still in police custody but continues to deny any involvement in the murder.

Imeta's performance steals the show at Nyayo as curtains fall on second AK meet

The athletes had a chance to improve their rankings, hit entry standards and have their records ratified among other statistics.

Omanyala lights up Nyayo meet with World lead time

On a day that witnessed 20 heats in the 100m, Omanyala whizzed past his opponents to send the paltry crowd at Nyayo stadium in frenzy.

Athletics Kenya second track meet attracts thousands

Global governing body has enlisted the meet as a World Athletics Competition Ranking and part of its Global Athletics calendar.

Beatrice Chebet secures Word Cross title in dramatic finish

Voila, luck descended on the former junior champion Chebet as she flew past the fallen Gibey, to cut the tape for a golden finish with a time of 33:48, adding a world senior crown to her stellar caree

Nostalgia as Tergat lands in Australia

Tergat said, “When I found out I was coming here, I said that I couldn’t come all this way without visiting Sydney where, 20-plus years ago, I missed out on a gold medal by the thickness of a vest