From Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele in 2008 to Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon in 2020, Africans have set and continue to hold onto Olympic records in athletics that may…
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Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon gave herself a timely confidence boost ahead of the Paris Olympics after she set a new world record in the women’s 1500 metres…
Rhonex Kipruto has been stripped of his 10-kilometre road race world record and banned for six years after the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Wednesday…
Three African athletes are being probed by organisers of the Beijing half marathon over allegations that they intentionally allowed Chinese runner He Jie win Sunday’s race.…
Yasemin Can, a Turkish athlete of Kenyan descent, dominated the 10,000-metre race at the postponed 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey. The Organisation of Islamic…
In May, Kenyan sprinter, Ferdinand Omanyala blasted on to a 9.85s finish, his season’s best. He had set an African record of 9.77s last September. He…
Kenyan sprinter, Ferdinand Omanyala has become Africa’s fastest man after racing to a first place finish in the 100m race in Mauritius. Omanyala raced to a…
On Monday, the husband of Kenyan distance runner Agnes Tirop appeared in court as a suspect in her murder and was remanded in custody for nearly…
Kenyan marathon runner Mary Keitany has retired from the sport at the age of 39 because of a back injury. In a decade-long career, Keitany held…
Defending champions Cameroon have retained their title after they were crowned 2021 CAVB African Women’s Volleyball Champions after a 3-1 victory over Kenya at Kigali Arena.…