Athletics

At the New York City Marathon, Sheila Chepkirui led a Kenyan sweep of the women's podium in 2:24:35, while Dutchman Abdi Nageeye survived a tense battle against Kenyan Evans Chebet through the final mile to win the men's category in two…

National 200m champion, Ekanem Consider says his next target is to win gold medal at the 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana. Consider Ekanem won gold medal in the 200m men’s final with a time of 20.60secs at the 2024 MTNChamps/AFN…

It was an all Kenyan affair in the men's category as the nation dominated in the 2024 Lagos City Marathon, as Bernard Sang on Saturday won in a time of 2:16:49, with compatriots Silas Cheprot and Godffrey Birger finishing in second and…

About 81 world class elite athletes, as well as 15 refugee runners have confirmed their participation in the 9th Lagos City Marathon, which is scheduled to hold on Saturday, February 10th, 2024. Among them are 29 gold label female…

Kenyan athlete Agnes Ngetich broke the 10km world record in Valencia on Sunday, shaving 28 seconds off the previous mark to become the first woman to run the distance in under 29 minutes. Ngetich clocked a time of 28:46, breaking Yalemzerf…

Former Tokyo Marathon winner Sarah Chepchirchir has been provisionally suspended after failing a doping test for the banned drug testosterone, the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Thursday. Chepchirchir, who won the 2017 Tokyo Marathon,…

Ethiopian runner Tigist Ketema broke the world record for fastest marathon debut in Dubai on Sunday, shaving more than a minute off the course record. Clocking a time of 2:16:07, the 25-year-old became the eighth fastest woman in marathon…

Athlete Kelvin Kiptum has enjoyed a remarkable 2023, breaking the men's marathon world record and the Kenyan now wants to run the first sub-two-hour marathon in Rotterdam next April. In October, running in just his third marathon, Kiptum…

Kenyan double Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge will take part in the Tokyo Marathon in March, his NN Running Team said on Thursday. Kipchoge reasserted himself as one of the all-time greats of the sport, after winning the men’s marathon…

Ethiopia’s Gebresilase Abadi Haftamu and Belay Minsewo Abensah won the men's and women’s titles at the ECOWAS Abuja International Marathon, held in Nigeria's capital city. In the men’s half marathon, Haftamu stormed to victory to secure…