Category: Running
Lotiang offers free accommodation to fellow runners in Iten, Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic
Lotiang’s selfless act When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in early 2020 and most of the runners lost their source of income after races across the world were canceled, John Lotiang was selfless and determined to help his fellow runners in Iten during the hard times. He decided to move out of his own house into…
Susan Sirma on legend Ben Jipcho’s death and the need for Kenyan veteran runners to come together
I spoke with Susan Sirma, the first black African woman to win a track and field medal at the World Championship in 1991 just after the death of Ben Jipcho in 2020. The death of Ben Jipcho Once you win medals for the country and celebrations are over, you are on your own. This seems…
5 reasons to become an athletics fan
As the World Athletics Championships are set to kick off next month, from the 15th to the 24th of July, it feels so satisfying to be an athletics fan. There is a lot of excitement already building up, and athletics is getting more focus across the internet. It usually takes a very long time before…
How the medal table will most likely look at the end of the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Oregon
Here is how the medal table will look at the end of the Oregon 2022 World Athletics Championships; backed by the seasonal best performances of the athletes. Yes, I would agree that it is not straightforward that athletes with world-leading performances end up as gold medalists in the upcoming major championships, but it could be…
Emmanuel Wanyonyi is on track to accomplish his Olympic and World dreams
Emmanuel Wanyonyi has successfully made his entrance into the senior category of the men’s 800m event and has so far remained unbeaten since winning the Kip Keino Continental Tour Gold meeting in Nairobi in May, to winning his Diamond League debut race in Ostrava and following it up with another diamond league win in Rabat.…
Felix Kirwa and Tsige Haileslase triumph at the 2022 Adidas Stockholm Marathon
The 2022 Adidas Stockholm Marathon happened on Saturday 4th June. In an interesting race that had a dramatic turn of events in the men’s race that would cost the lead runner the course record, two debutants emerged top in the women’s race as Felix Kirwa of Kenya fought all the obstacles thrown at him, including…