Kenyan Athletics
Eldoret City Marathon to be held in April 2021
The Eldoret City Marathon is to be held now in April 2021, and it is now a qualifying event for...
Read moreDetailsYoung school-going runners in Kenya take advantage of the COVID-19-closed-schools to focus more on their running
Top picture has Philemon Kipchilat (left) and coach Philip Bargoria (right) surrounding the young runners. The rest of the pictures...
Read moreDetailsSusan Sirma, the first Kenyan woman to win a medal briefly pays tribute to Ben Jipcho and talks about her running
Susan Sirma, photo by Justin Lagat This is a piece on Susan Sirma, the Kenyan woman who took the 1991...
Read moreDetailsLegend Ben Jipcho’s death a wake up call to Kenyan veteran athletes to come together
Ben Jipcho and John Davies, 1974 Commonwealth Games, steeplechase (Ben Jipcho won the event), photo by Scottish newspaper Justin Lagat...
Read moreDetailsBeatrice Chepkoech “cannot chase a hen”, has not trained since March…
Beatrice Chepkoech, photo by diamondleague.com The 2019 WC Doha gold medalist and world record holder has had a tough time...
Read moreDetailsBen Jipcho, the man who helped Kip Keino to gold in 1968, has died…(commenting on Kenyan Standard)
Okay, I have this thing. Spending six to ten hours a day, editing, writing and podcasting, I catch myself editing...
Read moreDetailsGeoffrey Kamworor recovers in hospital as motorcycle accidents involving runners become rampant!
Geoffrey Kamworor, photo by Getty Images / World Athletics Justin Lagat wrote this piece today about the motorcycle accident that...
Read moreDetailsThe incredible selfless story of John Lotiang helping fellow runners in Iten Kenya
John Lotiang, photo by Kbc.co.ke John Lotiang has been forced to move out of his own house into a small...
Read moreDetailsKenya’s National Olympic Committee (NOCK) holding great educational webinars weekly for Kenyan athletes
This is a cool idea! Justin covered the NOCK sponsored webinars for Kenyan athletes. This is the column by Justin...
Read moreDetailsThe future of famous athletes who run away from the press, a view from Kenya…
Justin Lagat, our Kenyan senior writer, had a rather frustrating experience with an athlete. The athlete agreed to an interview,...
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