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running , athletics, marathon, cross-country news in Kenya and beyond

[Run Kenya @RunKenya]

Ruth Chepng'etich runs 2:14:18 #ChicagoMarathon just misses the WR

[Jon Mulkeen @Statman_Jon]

World 100m all-time list

9.58 Bolt
9.69 Gay
9.69 Blake
9.72 Powell
9.74 Gatlin
9.76 Bromell
9.76 Coleman
9.77 Omanyala

[World Athletics @WorldAthletics]

Making 10.72 look easy!

@FastElaine 🇯🇲 tears up the track at #ParisDL to take the win in the women’s 100m!

That’s the 𝘀𝗶𝘅𝘁𝗵 time she goes sub-10.8 this season!

📷 @matthewquine / @diamond_league

[World Athletics @WorldAthletics]

19.94
19.93
19.88
19.90
19.78
19.99
19.83
19.68
19.80
19.79 at @meetingparis

With second place in the men's 200m, @KennyBednarek 🇺🇸 becomes the first man to ever run 𝟭𝟬 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 below 20 seconds in a single season (and in wind-legal conditions)!

#ParisDL

[dsm-firmenich Running Team @dsmfrunningteam]

𝘞𝘖𝘙𝘓𝘋 𝘙𝘌𝘊𝘖𝘙𝘋!

Yalemzerf Yehualaw runs 63:43 min to break the Women’s half marathon World Record at the @CoastHalf 🔥

📸 Keith McClure

[World Athletics @WorldAthletics]

It just got loud at the Kasarani Stadium! 🇰🇪

Benson Kiplangat unleashes a lethal last lap kick to win the host nation's first title of #WorldAthleticsU20 in Nairobi.

He clocks a personal best 13:20.37 for gold 🥇, just 0.28 ahead of last night's 3000m winner Tadese Worku 🇪🇹

[World Athletics @WorldAthletics]

That 🥇 medal feeling 😍

Teresiah Muthoni Gateri continues the host nation's medal haul at #WorldAthleticsU20 🇰🇪

She clocks 8:57.78 to lead home a Kenyan 1-2 in the women's 3000m ahead of compatriot Zenah Jemutai Yego.

[World Athletics @WorldAthletics]

History in the making!

Letsile Tebogo 🇧🇼 wins Botswana's first ever #WorldAthleticsU20 sprint title – and only the country's second ever 🥇 medal in the history of these championships.

🥈 for South Africa's Benjamin Richardson 🇿🇦 and 🥉 goes to Cuba's Shainer Rengifo Montoya.

[World Athletics @WorldAthletics]

Tina Clayton 🇯🇲 retains the #WorldAthleticsU20 women's 100m crown in Jamaica and secures 🥇 in a personal best 11.09.

Beatrice Masilingi 🇳🇦 takes 🥈 for Namibia and 🥉 goes to Switzerland's Melissa Gutschmidt 🇨🇭.

[World Athletics @WorldAthletics]

Pleasing the home crowd 👏🇰🇪

Teresiah Muthoni Gateri and Zenah Jemutai Yego continue the host nation's medal tally at #WorldAthleticsU20 with a 1-2 in the women's 3000m 👇

[World Athletics @WorldAthletics]

Home victory for Kenya 🥇🇰🇪

Benson Kiplangat 🇰🇪 is the #WorldAthleticsU20 champion 💪

He secured gold with a PB of 13:20.37 in the men's 5000m, ahead of last night's 3000m winner Tadese Worku 🇪🇹

[Ferdinand Omurwa OMANYALA M.B.S,O.G.W @Ferdiomanyala]

Waaaat!!!!
Somebody tell me am not dreaming!!!!!!
This will sink in years later.
Thank you to my management @fitnessfromafrica
Thank you @odibetskenya
Thank you @usnkenya
Thank you Andorf, Austria
On to the next
See u in a bit Helsinki, Finland
Cheers to second chances 👌👌👌

[Ferdinand Omurwa OMANYALA M.B.S,O.G.W @Ferdiomanyala]

Finalllllyyyyyyyy
A sub 10.
9.96!!!!
It just had to come in Austria.
Finals coming up in a short while.
Thank you Lord.

@joskolaufmeeting
📸: scharinger.

[philip makau muia @philipmakaumuia]

It will be a great time let's come together and register for this big event.
@AMB_A_Mohammed
#CocaCola
#Safaricom
#jobtech
#mulleysupermarker
#SteveGendron
#FestusKasyokaMbuva

[Lorenzo Nesi @CoachLN]

Silver & Bronze to #brothersinarms @ANageeye & @BashirAbdi7

[Adharanand Finn @adharanand]

Absolute masterclass by Eliud Kipchoge here. He looks so strong and in control. Where’s that goat emoji

[Run Kenya @RunKenya]

Kipchoge, Nageeye and Abdi are the marathon medalists. Cherono narrowly locked out of the podium

[David Rudisha OLY @rudishadavid]

Incredible win 🥇 by @EliudKipchoge in the men’s marathon race.
Congratulations for defending your Olympic tittle. #TokyoOlympics #Olympics #Tokyo2020

[RunnerSpace @runnerspace]

BACK TO BACK #OlympicGames marathon champ!

@EliudKipchoge 2:08:38