… Subscribe to our newsletterSerem, a former world Under-20 champion finished sixth in a time of 8:09.07.Also setting her sights on victory in Zurich is world champion Faith Cherotich, who finished second behind Kenyan-born Bahraini Winfred Yavi in Lausanne last week. …
… Subscribe to our newsletterThe women’s 3000m steeplechase had two favourites battling for the crown and perhaps historic times.World champion Faith Cherotich and Olympic champion Winfred Yavi of Bahrain were set for a sizzling contest, but the latter—a Kenyan-born Bahraini, reign …
… The Olympic bronze medallist and world champion—who claimed the trophy last season in Zurich with an 8:57.24 run—is set for a thrilling showdown against fellow powerhouse Winfred Yavi. …
… for their first Diamond League victory of the season, with Hodgkinson arriving in Eugene after a national record 1:54.33 in Stockholm.The women's 3000m steeplechase is equally loaded as world champion Faith Cherotich renews her rivalry with Bahrain's Olympic champion Winfred Yavi …
… :20 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Athletics - World Athletics Championship - Women's 3000m Steeplechase Heats - National Athletics Centre, Budapest, Hungary - August 23, 2023 Bahrain's Winfred Mutile Yavi …
… The Kenyan trio will face home favourite Nadia Battocletti the Olympic and world silver medallist over 10,000m, and Bahrain’s Olympic champion Winfred Yavi, who will step up from her 3,000m steeplechase trademark window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thu …
… l keep going as I get prepared for next year’s World Championships in Beijing,” Omanyala had promised before yesterday’s show.World Champion Faith Cherotich’s battle for honours resulted in a third place behind Olympic champions Peruth Chemutai of Uganda and Bahraini Winfred Yavi …
Kenyan stars set for another explosive evening at Xiamen Diamond League By Bernard Cheruiyot May 22, 2026 02:15 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Bahrain's Winfred Yavi (L) and Kenya's Faith Cherotich compete …
Cherotich, Yavi resume unending steeplechase rivalry in Xiamen By Stanley Mativo May 01, 2026 08:00 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Bahrain's Winfred Yavi (L) and Kenya's Faith Cherotich compete in the wome …
Global and Olympic medallists, including Kenya's world champions Faith Cherotich and Emmanuel Wanyonyi, converge in Brussels for the 2026 Diamond League finals over two days. The competition serves as preparation for the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championships scheduled for September 11–13.
Global and Olympic medallists, including Kenya's world champions Faith Cherotich and Emmanuel Wanyonyi, converge in Brussels for the 2026 Diamond League finals over two days. The competition serves as preparation for the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championships scheduled for September 11–13.
Nineteen-year-old Phanuel Koech, who set an under-20 world record of 3:27.72 in the 1,500m, finished second at the Silesia Diamond League meet on Sunday and is set to compete again in Zurich this Thursday as the circuit enters its homestretch.
Olympic and world champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi won the men's 800m at the Lausanne Diamond League in Switzerland, clocking 1:42.19, ahead of Algeria's Djamel Sedjati (1:42.31) and Canada's Marco Arop (1:43.18).
Olympic medallists Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Faith Cherotich headline Kenya's team at the Athletissima Diamond League meeting in Lausanne on August 21, as the circuit resumes after a one-month break ahead of the Diamond League Final in Brussels on September 4–5.
Faith Kipyegon, a three-time Olympic champion, headlines Kenya's team at Saturday's Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, competing in the women's mile and taking on a world-class field including compatriot Dorcus Ewoi and athletes from Australia and Britain. Kenya also features world silver medallist Lilian Odira in the women's 800m against Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson.
Kenya's reigning 3000m steeplechase world record holder Beatrice Chepkoech will compete in the 2026 Run Your City Durban 10K on July 12, alongside fellow Kenyans Brenda Jepchirchir and Jackline Rotich, Lesotho's Neheng Khatala, and South African Tayla Kavanagh in what organisers describe as one of the strongest women's fields assembled on African soil.
Caroline Nyaga and Margaret Akidor will lead Kenya's challenge in the 5,000m at the 2026 Golden Gala Pietro Mennea Diamond League in Rome on Thursday, alongside rising star Purity Chepkirui. They will face Olympic and world silver medallist Nadia Battocletti and Olympic champion Winfred Yavi, along with a strong Ethiopian contingent of ten athletes.
Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala won the men's 100m at the Diamond League Xiamen meet in China with a season-best time of 9.94 seconds, defeating South Africa's Gift Leotlela and becoming the only athlete to run sub-10 in the field.
The 2026 Wanda Diamond League continues at Xiamen Egret Stadium on Saturday, with Kenyan star Faith Cherotich competing in the women's 3000m steeplechase against Olympic champion Peruth Chemutai of Uganda, who narrowly defeated her by 0.01 seconds in Shanghai the previous week.
World champion Faith Cherotich and Kenyan-born Bahraini Winfred Yavi will compete in the women's 3000m steeplechase at the Diamond League meeting in Xiamen on May 23, their 12th face-off in four seasons since Cherotich won the World Championships in Tokyo with a championship record of 8:51.59.