Jack Rowe and Eilish McColgan displayed dominant performances to claim the top spots in their respective races at the Vitality London 10,000 on September 22. Meanwhile, Paralympic legend David Weir celebrated yet another victory in the men’s wheelchair race following his return from the Paris Paralympics.
Faith Chepkoech, a 21-year-old emerging talent in Kenyan athletics, has received a three-year ban from the World Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) after admitting to the use of prohibited substances. This sanction highlights a troubling trend of doping cases in Kenya, where a growing number of athletes have been barred from international competition.
Kenya’s Emmaculate Anyango Achol, one of the fastest women in history over 10 kilometers, has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for banned substances.
Following last year's unprecedented cancellation due to extreme heat, the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon made its comeback on Sunday under much cooler conditions. With temperatures in the low 50s and clear, sunny skies, runners faced gusty winds as they made their way from downtown Minneapolis to the state Capitol in St. Paul for the 26.2-mile race.
Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich rewrote marathon history on Sunday in Chicago, becoming the first woman to break the 2:10 barrier. She set a new world record with a remarkable time of 2:09:56, smashing the previous mark of 2:11:53, set just a month earlier by Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa.
John Korir, of Kenya has achieved a long-anticipated victory at the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, crossing the finish line with a remarkable time of 2 hours, 2 minutes, and 44 seconds. This personal best time not only secured Korir his first Chicago title but also ranked as the second-fastest marathon finish in history, trailing only the world record set by Kelvin Kiptum in 2023.
Kenya’s Nehemiah Kipyegon and Ethiopia’s Asmare Assefa emerged victorious in their marathon debuts at the 38th Generali Munich Marathon, as rain and wind created challenging conditions for the 6,250 participants.
