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For the first time in 15 years, the TCS New York City Marathon course will witness a change, but not in a bid to save tired legs.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsIn an update on Wednesday, 23 September, the New York Marathon confirmed that the 2026 edition will include minor adjustments to its course, all in an effort to minimize the race’s impacts on its surrounding community.##NAJAVA_MECA_9980847##The specific area concerned in the alteration comes on the Bronx, one of the five boroughs of New York City, which has in the past fallen between the 32nd and 33rd kilometer.Given the evolution the Bronx neighborhood has witnessed over the past 50 years, one challenge the marathon has had by running through it, has been disrupting business for nearby residents (nearly 1600 units), who are unable to access a boxed off Western Beef supermarket, and a 24-hour laundromat for much of race day.John Korir’s punishing training regimen in bid to make history at Valencia MarathonIt is for ..

John Korir is leaving little to chance as he prepares for another assault on the Valencia Marathon slated for Sunday, 6 December.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe two-time Boston Marathon champion revealed his punishing training schedule as he targets a place in distance-running history.Korir will return to the Spanish city as the defending champion with an ambitious goal of breaking the two-hour barrier.AK Boss reveals factors behind Kenya’s successful bid for 2029 World ChampionshipsHis preparation has been built around a demanding combination of volume, speed and endurance, with the 29-year-old putting in between 45 and 48 kilometres on a typical training day.That workload translates to between 250 and 270 kilometres every week as he builds towards Valencia.“My preparation for Valencia is going well. I do 45 to 48 kilometres a day and 250 to 270 kilometres per week,” Korir said.##NAJAVA_MECA_9980513##The heavy mileage forms the foundation of his campaign, but Korir is ..

Athletics Kenya president Lt Gen (Rtd) Jackson Tuwei believes Kenya’s pursuit of global sporting excellence must go hand in hand with protecting the environment, arguing that athletes need healthy surroundings to train and compete at their best.Tuwei made the connection between sport and environmental conservation in Copenhagen, Denmark, where Athletics Kenya signed the Sports for Nature Framework alongside UNEP, SEI Africa and the Landscape Alliance.##NAJAVA_MECA_9968580##With Kenya set to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships in Nairobi, Tuwei said the country has an opportunity to show how major sporting events can deliver both sporting and environmental benefits.“This signing comes just two days after Kenya was named host of the 2029 World Athletics Championships,” Tuwei said, as quoted by Athletics Kenya media. “We look forward to working with the Sports for Nature network to make these Championships a model for sustainable sporting events, while creating a lasting, positive..

Agnes Jebet Ngetich produced a stunning performance at the World Athletics Road Running Championships in Copenhagen on Sunday, 20 September, smashing the women-only half marathon world record.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe Kenyan led from gun to tape to win the women’s 21.1km race in 1:05:15, improving the previous women-only world record of 1:05:16 set by compatriot Peres Jepchirchir at the 2020 World Half Marathon Championships in Gdynia, Poland.Ngetich’s victory caps a remarkable year for the 10km world record-holder, who arrived in Copenhagen as one of the leading contenders for the title.##NAJAVA_MECA_9968684##The 25-year-old had already established herself as one of the world’s leading road runners, having made her half marathon debut in Valencia in 2024 with a remarkable 1:03:04. She returned to the Spanish city a year later and clocked 1:03:08.Those performances placed her among the fastest women ever over the distance, although the outright world record remain..

Caroline Gitonga delivered Kenya’s second medal at the World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Saturday.She claimed silver in the women’s 5 km race to cap an impressive 2026 season.Gitonga ran a strong 14:48, finishing second behind Ethiopia’s Likina Amebaw, who won gold in 14:41. Australia’s Rose Davies completed the podium in 14:50.##NAJAVA_MECA_9968580##The silver marked Gitonga’s first global podium finish in Kenyan colors and added another medal to Kenya’s tally at the championships.2022 African 10,000m champion Caroline Nyaga also represented Kenya but finished 13th in 15:17 after failing to mount a late challenge.Gitonga’s medal came at the end of a remarkable season in which she has established herself as one of the leading names on the road-running circuit.Ewoi secures third place at Athlos 2026She opened her 2026 campaign with victory at the Castellon 10km on February 22, winning in 29:34 ahead of compatriot Nelvin Kemboi and Ethiopia’s Chaltu Dida.On Marc..

World Athletics has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the UNHCR, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, to further its commitment to working with refugee athletes around the world.The agreement with the UN’s Refugee Agency builds on World Athletics’ long-standing collaboration with UNHCR and will help expand athletics’ positive impact on refugee athletes and communities worldwide.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more news“What began as a largely grassroots initiative at a refugee camp in Kenya ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games has grown to become the world’s only year-round full-time refugee team programme,” World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said. ##NAJAVA_MECA_9968594##“The programme will only grow stronger thanks to our ongoing collaboration and friendship with UNHCR.”The team made its first competitive appearance as part of the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, a debut that became a source of inspiration for tens of millions of displaced..

World 1500m silver medalist Dorcus Ewoi claimed bronze in the women’s mile at Friday’s, 18 September, Athlos Meeting in London after clocking 4:19.84.Her performance followed a fifth-place finish at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship on 12 September, where she found the going tough, clocking 3:58.55 to miss out on the inaugural podium places.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsHer only other mile (track) run of the season came at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene where she clocked a season best 4:17.62 to place second behind USA’s Nikki Hiltz.Poland’s Klaudia Kazimierska continued her strong end-of-season form to take victory in 4:19.43, while home favourite Georgia Hunter-Bell finished second in 4:19.54.Hunter Bell led into the closing stages and was trying to hold off Ewoi, but Kazimierska charged through on the inside to win.Agnes Ngetich targeting “dream” win at weekend’s World Road Running ChampionshipsElsewhere, Marileidy Paulino maintained her unbeaten season in d..

Kenya’s Agnes Jebet Ngetich says it will be a dream to secure victory at this weekend’s World Athletics Road Running Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.Ngetich, 25, is one of the standout names expected to battle for the women’s half marathon crown, set for Sunday, 20 September at 10:10 am (East African Time).Download our Mozzart Sport app for more news“That would be the dream, to win here,” the World cross country champion and record holder in the 10km, said in the pre-event press conference on Friday. “We have a big line-up and, of course, everyone wants the title, but it would be my dream to win here.”With a personal best of 1:03.04 set in Valencia two years ago, Ng’etich heads to the two-day event as fastest athlete on the women’s half marathon start line, where she be will looking to land her second global title.##NAJAVA_MECA_9968560##Having missed out on across country title in Bathurst in 2023, Ngetich in January this year finally claimed her first global title with a dominant..

Nairobi’s successful bid to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships has handed Kenya a historic opportunity, but the honour will come with a hefty financial responsibility.Kenya became the first African country to secure the right to host the senior World Athletics Championships after Nairobi was selected by the World Athletics Council on Tuesday, 15 September, beating bids from London, Rome and Munich.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsAs preparations begin, the big question is how much Kenya will ultimately have to spend to stage the global showpiece. The expenditure of recent hosts provides an indication of the scale of investment required.According to a report by BBC Sport, London had committed £45 million, approximately Ksh7.8 billion at the exchange rate used in the report, to its unsuccessful bid to host the 2029 Championships. ##NAJAVA_MECA_968586##The same figure was the amount the United Kingdom spent to stage the 2017 edition in London.Budapest 2023 had a report..

Kenya’s second-fastest sprinter, Mark Otieno, has welcomed his second child with his wife, Stephanie Odhiambo.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsOtieno celebrated the arrival of their son with an emotional message of gratitude.He shared the news on Instagram alongside a photograph of his newborn son’s hands, turning to scripture to mark the special moment.How Kenya won bid to host 2029 World Athletics Championships in NairobiQuoting Psalm 127:3-5, Otieno wrote: “Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them.”“Today, God added another arrow to my quiver,” he wrote.The sprinter said his family was filled with joy as they welcomed the newborn.##NAJAVA_MECA_9961668##“With hearts full of gratitude, my family and I are overjoyed to welcome our son,” he wrote.Otieno described his son as a blessing and expressed his gratitude for the opportunity..