This followed a question by a Kenyan journalist on whether the few African journalists covering the IOC election event meant anything to Kirsty Coventry, the IOC president-elect. Makori interviews Kirsty Coventry Elias Makori from Kenya: Barely any African journalists are covering these elections. I doubt if there is a Zimbabwean journalist here. Does that give…
In 2024, Kenyan athletes, particularly women, made remarkable strides in athletics by breaking several world records. Below are the notable world records set by Kenyan athletes during this year.
Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola and Netherlands’ Siffan Hassan set new Olympic records to win the men’s and women’s marathon races at the Paris 2024 Olympics. In closely contested races, Tola triumphed in 2:06:26, while Hassan finished in 2:22:55. Lessons from the events emphasized the importance of speed, utilizing strengths, and the unpredictable nature of marathons.
The volunteers in Paris are kind, supportive and amazing I have attended a number of international marathons and international championships in Europe, Canada, the USA and Africa and observed how volunteers are, at times, underrated in how they make any event successful and lively. Volunteers offer valuable information, direct visitors to their places of work and distribute…
Mike Cartwright, now 65 years old, started running marathons when he was about 46. This weekend, on 9th June 2024, he completed his 300th marathon in Thailand at the Laguna Phuket Marathon! “I started it as a way to train my body and mind and have a healthier lifestyle due to work stress. I had…
Seeing so many great talents competing for just three Olympic spots at the Kenyan trials almost feels sad. The results from the Eugene Diamond League’s Kenyan 10,000 m Olympic trials races today, especially the women’s, will tell who the main contenders for the medals at the Paris Olympics are going to be. The reigning World…
Radcliffe, in this interesting-to-read press release from organizers of the Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) Half Marathon, talks about the shoe technology in road running and the possibility of a world record being set, again, at the RAK half marathon in the women’s race. The former world record holder of the women’s marathon, who will be…
Below is a press release from the Dubai Marathon organizers featuring Dera Dida, who is coming back to defend her title in 2024. Dera Dida returns to Dubai Dubai (UAE): Less than ten months after winning the 2023 Dubai Marathon,Ethiopian star Dera Dida has confirmed she will return to the UAE to defendher Dubai crown…
Faith Kipyegon’s performance was one of the highlights of the Diamond League season opener in Doha, where a number of other world leading and meeting records were registered. Either the events at the first Diamond League meeting today in Doha were exceptionally amazing, or we needed to remember how exciting the track and field meet…
Of all the big athletic stars in the world, a good number of them will turn up for the 2023 Doha Diamond League tomorrow in the capital city of Qatar in what promises to be an amazing event. Besides yearning to garner early points toward the final Diamond League meeting in Eugene, athletes will also…
Ferdinand Omanyala has, single-handedly, opened up a new opportunity for Kenyan runners. He has shown them that it is possible to excel in the sprints, too, as a Kenyan. The main challenge that the sprinters in Kenya faced for a long time, was that no one believed in the fact that Kenyans could do well…
Here is a press release from the Dubai Marathon – Entries Now Open for Three Race Distances on January 7 – Dubai (UAE): Following an agreement with the Dubai Sports Council, the Dubai Marathon will return for its 23rd staging on Sunday, January 7, 2024. The Middle’s East’s first and oldest international marathon will again…
