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South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya will be able to compete in her preferred 800m race without taking testosterone-reducing medication. This comes after the double Olympic Champion moved to the Swiss Federal Tribunal to appeal April's ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (…

A Kenyan athlete has been rewarded for his rare gesture towards a collapsing competitor during the 2019 edition of the IAAF Silver Label Okpekpe International 10-kilometer race in Nigeria. Simon Cheprot was fighting to finish first in the race but he stopped to help his compatriot Kenneth Kipkemoi…

South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya appears to have ditched the 800m race to avoid being forced to reduce her testosterone levels. The double 800m Olympic Champion will compete in the 3,000 meters race at the Diamond League’s Prefontaine Classic in Stanford, California on June 30th…

South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya has won the 800m race at the Diamond League meeting in Doha. The Olympic Champion won the race on Friday in 1 minute, 54.98 seconds two days after she lost a landmark case against the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) over…

South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya has lost a landmark case where she was challenging International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) rules seeking to force female athletes to reduce their testosterone levels. In a ruling on Wednesday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (…

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge, who has been hailed as the greatest marathoner of all-time, on Sunday won the London Marathon title. Kipchoge, who shattered the world record by more than a minute when winning the Berlin Marathon last year, has clocked 2 hours, 2 minutes, 37 seconds, making history as…

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has handed Olympic champion Asbel Kiprop a four-year ban. The three-time World 1500m champion has been handed the penalty after testing positive for the banned substance EPO. In a statement, AIU says the Kenyan runner was found culpable of using the prohibited…

Lawrence Cherono is the 2019 winner of the men’s race of the Boston Marathon. Cherono finished the 123rd running of the Boston Marathon in an unofficial time of 2:07:59, beating Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia and Kenneth Kipkemoi of Kenya in a sprint towards the tape. Desisa, a two-time winner of the…

Kenyan Olympian Daniel Rudisha has passed away. Rudisha passed away at War Memorial Hospital in Nakuru on Wednesday night at the age of 73. Daniel, who is father to 800m Olympic champion and world record holder, was himself an olympian, having won silver in the 4x400m relay at the 1968 Olympics…

Kenyan Rugby Sevens team, Shujaa had a rough start at the USA Sevens in Las Vegas on Friday. The Kenyan side fell 26-10 to Mike Friday's USA in their first match before receiving another 31-7 beating in the hands of France. The Kenyan team mainly comprises of new and upcoming players with a bright…