Why World Athletics will not ratify Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo's record
At last year’s Barcelona Half Marathon, Kiplimo produced a display of speed that left spectators breathless.
At last year’s Barcelona Half Marathon, Kiplimo produced a display of speed that left spectators breathless.
World Athletics has ratified Phanuel Koech’s 3:27.72 1500m from the 2025 Meeting de Paris, confirming the Kenyan teenager as the new World U20 record holder and cementing his rapid rise.
The sprinting icon, holder of the electric 9.58-second 100m world record set in 2009, told talkSPORT he doesn’t see anyone today ready to topple that mark anytime soon. Instead, Bolt painted a more personal pic...
Performances here will determine the national squad for the 2026 World Para Athletics Grand Prix circuit (including stops in Rabat and Tunis), regional championships, and other IPC‑sanctioned events.
The Dare to Dream Maternity will offer emergency obstetric care, skilled birth attendants, and a nurturing environment for mothers and newborns.
If confirmed, the move would be one of the most dramatic recruitment drives in recent athletics memory, blending big-name talent, financial muscle and complex eligibility hurdles.
Kenyan marathoner Albert Korir has been provisionally suspended after a positive CERA test, days after Alice Koigi’s two-year ban, intensifying scrutiny of doping in Kenya’s distance running.
Six races open the 2026 World Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, marking the event’s first U.S. return in 30+ years and a key test for Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda.
World 10km record holder Agnes Ngetich leads Kenya’s senior women in Tallahassee, chasing her first individual World Cross title and extending the nation’s long winning streak.
For Thomas, the Jamaican’s presence on the track was both a benchmark and a motivator; the kind of competitor who forces others to raise their game.
Seizing the opening with the instincts of a showman and the legs of a sprinter, iShowSpeed surged clear and crossed the line first, sending the stands into stunned celebration.
Team Kenya has secured four gold medals, one silver, and two bronze, cementing the country’s dominance in middle- and long-distance events.