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Wanyonyi dedicates Diamond League trophy to his mother

He beat world champion Marco Arop of Canada and Algeria's Djamel Sedjati on Saturday.


  1. Kenyans dominate Diamond League finale in Brussels

    "Sealing my third Olympic title and fifth Diamond League Trophy... isn’t easy, but it can only get better," - Kipyegon, the 1,500m World Record holder (3:49.04, 2024). .

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  2. Last moments: Cheptegei was killed despite her efforts to protect herself 

    Her family blames police for inaction despite multiple reports of threats

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  3. Serem topples El Bakkali in Diamond League final as Moraa reclaims 800m title

    Serem stuns Olympics and world champion for his maiden Diamond League Trophy.

    Amos Serem
  4. PREMIUM Man emerges to lay claim to Cheptegei's remains

    “It has been a big issue because both families are claiming the body of the marathoner and we are waiting for the final decision..."

    Rebecca Cheptegei
  5. Kenyans eye glory in season-ending Brussels Diamond League

    The two-day event will feature 32 disciplines.

  6. PREMIUM My brother loved Cheptegei, insists sister of suspected killer Dickson Ndiema

    Naomi Kiprop revealed that the two were more than just boyfriend and girlfriend.

  7. PREMIUM Cheptegei's alleged killer was an athletics ‘coach' assistant

    Ndiema succumbed to severe burns at Eldoret hospital on Monday.

  8. Cheptegei's ex-boyfriend and alleged killer Dickson Ndiema dies

    Ndiema died at an Eldoret hospital on Monday night.

  9. PREMIUM Cheptegei siblings reveal details of attack on athlete 

    She died on Thursday at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret.

  10. Nairobi City Marathon winners dream big

    Eliud Magut,38, stole the show in the men’s 42km category after stopping the timer at 2:09:47.

  11. PREMIUM Elders ‘sorry’ for Cheptegei’s death

    Family plans to bury the fallen Olympian on Saturday in Bukwo District in eastern Uganda.

  12. Magut, Jerotich dominate Nairobi City Marathon

    Eliud Magut ran away with the men's 42 kilometres race followed by Josphat Bett and Emmanuel Sikuku.

    Cynthia Jerotich
  13. Paris pays short tribute to fallen Uganda marathoner Cheptegei

    She is the third prominent sportswoman to be killed in Kenya since October 2021.

  14. PREMIUM Rebecca Cheptegei’s death: Why danger lurks for athletes in troubled unions

    Ugandan marathoner was allegedly doused with petrol at her house in Trans Nzoia by her ex-boyfriend.

    Rebecca Cheptegei
  15. Nairobi City Marathon: 14,000 runners fight for top honours

    Winners of the 42km races will take home Sh3.5 million, while winners of the 21km races will earn Sh150,000.

  16. Cheptegei's murder reignites trauma for domestic violence survivor

    Ugandan athlete Cheptegei's killing has prompted calls for stronger action against domestic violence.

  17. Exhausted, para-cyclist Ogada quits race

    Ogada, who had finished 11th in the Time Trial on Wednesday, had to stop many times to fix his bicycle.

  18. Seb Coe eulogises Ugandan marathoner Cheptegei

    Coe describes Cheptegei as a 'versatile runner who still had lots left to give'

  19. PREMIUM Police failed us, says Cheptegei's family

    Family of murdered Olympian blames police for not acting swiftly to save their daughter.

  20. Ugandan marathoner Rebecca Cheptegei dies

    The family says she passed on while undergoing treatment for severe burns she suffered in an attack by her ex-lover.

     Rebecca Cheptegei 
  21. Kenya’s sole medallist at Paralympics Ojuka now wants world title 

    He erased the previous African record of 6.05m.

  22. PREMIUM Ugandan marathoner Cheptegei was 'not at peace' over relationship

    Doctors at the MTRH described her condition as critical but stable.

     Rebecca Cheptegei 
  23. Runners from 40 nations register for Nairobi City Marathon

    The race was initially scheduled for July 7, but postponed to Sunday.

  24. Ojuka: I dedicate my silver medal to Kenyans

    He claimed Kenya's first medal at the Paris Paralympic Games on Tuesday.

    Samson Ojuka
  25. Ugandan athlete Cheptegei to be moved to Nairobi for specialised care

    The government of Kenya has taken over the treatment of the doused Ugandan athlete, Rebecca Cheptegei. She will be airlifted to Nairobi.

     Rebecca Cheptegei 
  26. Samson Ojuka bags Kenya's first medal at the Paralympics

    Final year law student at Kenyatta University wins a silver medal for Kenya in long jump.

    Samson Ojuka
  27. Ugandan marathoner Rebecca Cheptegei suffered 80 per cent burns

    Marangach also sustained 30 per cent burns from the incident and is under treatment in the same hospital.

  28. Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei hospitalised after fire attack

    Her partner is alleged to have lit the fire.

     Rebecca Cheptegei 
  29. PREMIUM Troubled transition for Kenya's junior athletics stars

    Wanyonyi first bagged gold at the junior global event held in Nairobi in 2021.

    Beatrice Chebet and Faith Kipyegon