Athletics

Kenya’s Jacob Krop and Cornelius Kemboi, the country’s two entrants in the 5000m at the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship, had a tough outing, clocking 13:06.62 and 13:07.68 for tenth and eleventh, respectively, in a race won by Jakob Ingebrigtsen. Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe duo headed to the championship off two varying results at the Diamond League final, with 2023 African bronze medalist Kemboi having clocked a 12:47.29 personal best (PB) for bronze, while the 2022 World silver medalist, Krop, clocked a season best 12:51.23 but placed tenth.The race was won by reigning Olympic champion Ingebrigtsen, who unleashed a 12.60-second last 100m to take glory.##NAJAVA_MECA_9952681##The Norwegian superstar clocked 12:59.24 after a 54.39-second last lap and 2:25 last kilometre, with world champion Cole Hocker of the USA finishing several metres adrift in second in 13:00.05 and USA’s Parker Wolfe third in 13:00.13.The early pace was steady, but not slow; the ..

World 1500m silver medalist Dorcus Ewoi is hoping to carry her Diamond League (DL) Final form as she lines up for the highly-anticipated World Athletics Ultimate Championship on Saturday, 12 September from 8:36 PM.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsEwoi is coming off a statement 3:54.72 personal best (PB) performance for second place at the DL final in Brussels, finishing behind Polish runner Klaudia Kazimierska who won in 3:54.05.Six women in the field have broken 3:56 this season and, with no preliminary rounds to negotiate, all 12 will meet in one straight final. On recent evidence, it could come down to who has the most left when the racing truly begins on the final lap.##NAJAVA_MECA_9952666##”I gave that race last week my all as I felt good and I came out with a PB. There has been little time between the DL final and the Ultimate Championship so I didn’t do much in terms of training. However, I had one intense session and I’m optimistic I’ll carry last week’s form to the ..

Kenyan athlete Doris Lemngole is officially a full member of sports brand On, having signed a professional contract with the Swiss company on Thursday, 10 September.Lemngole, 24, had previously partnered with On through an NIL agreement, but now takes the next step in her athletic career, turning professional and joining On’s global roster of professional athletes.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more news”Doris has been a spectacular ambassador for On, and her transition to our professional roster is a proud moment for the brand,” Niklas Buehner, Head of Athletics at On, said. “Watching her dominate the collegiate ranks, rewrite record books, and immediately challenge the best in the world at the Diamond League and World Championships made it a natural decision to offer Doris a professional contract. We are excited to support her as she enters this next chapter of her career on the global stage.”##NAJAVA_MECA_9952950##The new deal comes at a time when the youngster is making her mar..

South Africa’s 100m national record holder Akani Simbine, set to line up for the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship against a stellar field, says he is looking to go close to his personal best (PB) as he concludes his season.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsSimbine, whose PB of 9.82 dates back to August 2024, is chasing his fourth sub-10 of the season, getting back on the track since his seventh-place finish on Friday, 4 September, in the Brussels Diamond League (DL).The South African goes up against a loaded field headlined by World and DL champion Oblique Seville, who is looking to add the title of inaugural Ultimate Champion to his CV, as well as Kayinsola Ajayi, who has beaten the Jamaican twice on the DL circuit this year.Omanyala and Loroupe join forces to hunt Nairobi’s hidden sporting talentAsked whether he is under pressure ahead of the Saturday, 12 September, 8:21 PM race, he says, “There’s not that much pressure. It’s more about getting the job done, ..

Africa’s fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala and two-time New York City Marathon champion Tegla Loroupe have joined forces in a new initiative aimed at unearthing and nurturing sporting talent from Nairobi’s informal settlements.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe Ferdinand Omanyala Foundation has partnered with the Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation to stage the inaugural Nairobi Sports Festival, a two-day multi-sport event scheduled for 20-21 November at the University of Nairobi Sports Ground.The festival, which will coincide with World Children’s Day, is expected to attract between 3,000 and 3,500 children, young people, and community members from across Nairobi.##NAJAVA_MECA_9945649##Beyond the numbers and the wide range of sporting activities lined up, the organizers have a bigger objective: identifying talented young people in communities where sporting ability often goes unnoticed and connecting them with opportunities to develop.Speaking to Mozzart Sport, Omanyala stressed ..

Standard Chartered Kenya has partnered with Hope Mobility Kenya in a campaign that will see Michael Panther, founder of the organisation, take on the 42-kilometre Nairobi Marathon on Sunday, 25 October.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsPanther will participate in the marathon in a first-of-its-kind professional racing wheelchair, seeking to raise funds to acquire at least 200 custom-fitted paediatric wheelchairs for children living with disability.22.00: (2.60) Slavia Praha (3.35) Lens (2.70)Hope Mobility Kenya is a charity organisation that fabricates and distributes approximately 3,500 wheelchairs to Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in Kenya.Using the professional wheelchair christened ‘the Red Ferrari’, Panther says he hopes to give children a lease of life by handing them a chance to access education, health care and a social life.“I am excited about this campaign as I have begun training. As a Champion for Mobility, I hope to impact the lives of our children by giving th..

The World Athletics Ultimate Championship, taking place on Friday, 11 to Sunday, 13 September, is designed to settle the debate over who is the best of the best, with world champions, Olympic champions, Wanda Diamond League winners and the year’s top-ranked athletes all striving to be crowned the champion of champions.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsHowever, Kenya’s 800m World champion Lilian Odira is set to miss the competition set for Budapest where she was expected to go up against a stellar field led by the inform Audrey Werro, who has been the breakout star of 2026, going unbeaten outdoors and climbing to third on the world all-time list with 1:53.70.Odira had earned an automatic spot in the inaugural event by winning the world title in Tokyo last year but an illness has forced the Kenyan middle-distance star to pull out of the competition, as well as the premier all-women’s professional track and field competition series, Athlos, effectively ending her 2026 season.Her..

Two-time Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen has apologised for describing his rivals as “a bunch of cowards” following his fourth-place finish in the Diamond League final in Brussels.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe Norwegian admitted that he went too far with his choice of words after a frustrating men’s 1500m final but maintained his criticism of American rival Cole Hocker and his team over their pacemaking tactics.Ingebrigtsen’s comments went viral after Saturday’s race, with the Norwegian expressing his anger over what he believed was a change in strategy by Hocker’s camp.World silver medalist reflects on season after ending with new 1500m personal bestIn a statement, Ingebrigtsen acknowledged that his emotions had got the better of him.“I shouldn’t have called anyone losers. I apologise for that. It was beneath me, regardless of the adrenaline and emotions,” he said.However, he refused to withdraw his criticism of Hocker.##NAJAVA_MECA_9936501##“But I stand by what ..

Cornelius Kemboi capped his 2026 Diamond League campaign in style, powering to a podium finish in the men’s 5000m final in Brussels, Belgium on Saturday, 5 September.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe Kenyan produced a personal-best performance of 12:47.29 to finish third in a thrilling race won by Bahrain’s Birhanu Balew in a world-leading 12:45.70.Burundi’s Egide Ntakarutimana finished second in 12:46.73, setting a national record, as Kemboi led the Kenyan contingent across the line.Wanyonyi cements legacy with historic fourth Diamond League 800m titleThe podium finish marked another step forward for Kemboi, who has steadily improved throughout the outdoor season.He opened his campaign with a 35th-place finish at the Sirikwa Classic Cross Country in Eldoret before moving to the roads, where he placed fourth in the 10km Urban Trail de Lille in April in 27:12.Back on the track, Kemboi won the 5000m at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi in 13:09.31 before recording a fifth-pl..

Gemechu Godana stole the spotlight in Brussels with a stunning tactical display, holding off Olympic champion Soufiane El Bakkali to win the men’s 3000m steeplechase at the Diamond League Meeting Final held on Saturday, 5 September.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe Ethiopian produced a composed performance at the Allianz Memorial Van Damme, timing his finish perfectly to cross the line in 8:08.67 and claim a major victory on the Diamond League’s biggest stage.El Bakkali, the reigning Olympic champion and one of the most decorated steeplechasers of his generation, pushed hard in the closing stages but could not overhaul Godana. The Moroccan settled for second in 8:10.03.Wanyonyi cements legacy with historic fourth Diamond League 800m titleKenya’s Simon Koech completed the podium, clocking 8:11.15 to take bronze, while compatriot Edmund Serem finished sixth in 8:15.26.Koech caps strong season with bronzeKoech’s bronze was the latest highlight in what has been an impressive ..