Stadium Australia, Sydney, September 25, 2000: 10,000m They hit the bell, still cagey, still waiting. Two greats sparring as they had done so many times before, as they had in the same event at the previous Olympic games in Atlanta. On the final bend Ter

Hundreds of runners took to the roads of Nairobi, Kenya, earlier today to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and raise awareness about green issues. More than 200 runners competed in a half-m

Former Rotterdam Marathon champion Susan Chepkemei and 2003 Dublin Marathon winner Joseph Kahugu are among the elite runners who have confirmed participation in the UNEP Half Marathon scheduled for Sunday (Feb 19) at the Kenya Technical Training College

Nairobi,Kenya — Top local athletes are scheduled to join runners in a historic half marathon set to celebrate four decades of the United Nations Environment Organization UNEP globally. The marathon, set for the 19th February 2012 will see world marathon

NAIROBI - Kenya's marathon world record holder Patrick Makau says he will be going for an historic double victory in April's London marathon and the Olympic Games in the same city three months later. Makau, who set a new world mark of 2hr 3min 38sec in w

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is to bring in two top Kenyan long-distance runners to show support for the conservation efforts of the United Nations by joining the public in a half-marathon race in Nairobi later this month, to mark the

Paul Tergat believes the marathon will continue to get faster. Photo: Zee News He thinks Kenya will do it again–soon. The former marathon world -record holder, Paul Tergat of Kenya, has a relevation to share: Patrick Makau’s world record (2:03:38) won’t

Nairobi, Feb 8 (IANS) Two of Kenya's most celebrated runners --Ibrahim Hussein and Paul Tergat -- have predicted the current marathon world record of 2:03.38 won't stand for long. "During my time we were doing 2:08. I was instrumental in convincing Paul

UNEP, in partnership with the Paul Tergat Foundation and Athletics Kenya, has organized the 21-kilometre race on Feb 19 in which Tergat, who held the world marathon record from 2003 to 2007, and Patrick Makau, who set the new world record at last years B

Two top Kenyan long-distance runners will be on hand to show support for the conservation efforts of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), joining the public in a half-marathon race in Nairobi later this month, to mark the agency's 40th annive

Kenya's marathon world record holder Patrick Makau says he will be going for an historic double victory in April's London marathon and the Olympic Games in the same city three months later. Makau, who set a new world mark of 2hr 3min 38sec in winning the

Two top Kenyan long-distance runners will be on hand to show support for the conservation efforts of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), joining the public in a half-marathon race in Nairobi later this month, to mark the agencys 40th anniver

India [ Images ]n tennis legend Vijay Amritraj was named event ambassador of the 2012 Mumbai [ Images ] Marathon on Tuesday. His association with the event is in line with the organisers' efforts to bring to India some of the world's most accomplished sp

Former world marathon record holder Paul Tergat has been honoured with a honorary Doctor of Science degree by Moi University for his role in sports development in the country. The university's Dean of School of Information Sciences, Prof. Daniel Chebutuk

Nairobi — Vivian Cheruiyot completed a memorable year by being declared the first ever Safaricom Sports Personality of the Year Awards (Soya) Overall Sportsperson of the Year winner at the prestigious eighth gala ceremony of the event on Wednesday night