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Martin Lel from Kenya wins London Marathon
Martin Lel from Kenya won his third London Marathon in four years. Weather conditions weren’t great and runners faced blustery showers.
“I think what happened today makes me confident of breaking the world record,” said Lel, who also won in 2005 and 2007. “Despite the wind and rain, we ran a fast time.”
Lel is still […]
Lagat wins his sixth Wanamaker Mile title
Bernard Lagat won his sixth Wanamaker Mile title at the 101st Millrose Games indoor athletics meet. The 33 year old, who was born in Kenya and later became a US citizen in 2004 won the race in 3 mins, 57.51 secs. Craig Mottram from Australia finished second in 3:57.90.
New Zealand’s Nick Willis finished […]
Kenyan Nephat Kinyanjui wins Beijing Marathon
Nephat Kinyanjui from Kenya won the Beijing Marathon on Sunday. Kinyanjui won with a time of 2 hours 8 minutes and 8 seconds, followed by Chinese runners Ren Longyun and Han Gang.
China’s Chen Rong won the women’s event with a time of 2:27:05. Zhang Yingying and Bia Xue, both from China came second […]
Kenya finishes second overall in Osaka
Kenya performed well in the Osaka World Athletics Championships coming second overall finishing with 13 medals including 5 gold.
Here is a list of the final results:
Gold medals:
Brimin Kiprop Kipruto 3000 Metres Steeplechase M
Alfred Kirwa Yego 800 Metres M
Janeth Jepkosgei 800 Metres W
Luke Kibet Marathon M
Catherine Ndereba Marathon W
Silver medals:
Ezekiel Kemboi 3000 Metres Steeplechase […]
Kenya’s Catherine Ndereba wins women’s marathon
Catherine Ndereba from Kenya won the women’s marathon at the Osaka World Athletics Championships. She finished the race with a time of 2 hours, 30 minutes and 37 seconds. Chunxiu Zhou, finished second followed by the local star Reiko Tosa.
‚ÄúI guess it was the toughest marathon of my career. It was so hot,‚Äù […]