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Oqbe Kibrom will return to the start line of the Vienna City Marathon on Sunday, 19 April, hoping to become the first Eritrean runner to win the men’s race on his second attempt.Kibrom was third at Austria’s most spectacular road race in 2022 and heads the current start list with a personal best (PB) of 2:05:37.Follow Our WhatsApp Channel For More NewsWhen Kibrom raced in Vienna four years ago, it looked like he could make history. Once the last pacemaker dropped out after the 30km point, he surged ahead and seemed on course to become the first Eritrean to win in the Austrian capital.However, Kibrom had tried too hard. While he could not hold the pace, the eventual winner, Kenya’s Cosmas Muteti, came from behind and passed him with five kilometres to go. Kibrom finished third with 2:07:25. While there has been an Eritrean women’s winner in Vienna, no runner from Eritrea has taken the men’s race.Former Harambee Stars captain reveals when he will enroll for UEFA A coaching courseWith thr..

World and Olympic champion Mondo Duplantis added another centimetre to his own world pole vault record, clearing 6.31m at the Mondo Classic, a World Athletics Indoor Tour Silver meeting, in Uppsala on Thursday, 12 March.Follow Our WhatsApp Channel For More NewsThis was Duplantis’ 15th World Record, raising the bar from 6.17m in 2020 to what it is now in just six years, successfully surpassing Sergey Bubka’s tally of consecutive pole vault world records (14).Bubka first took the world record from 5.85m to 5.90m in 1984 (3) and, after France’s Thierry Vigneron raised it to 5.91m, then took it from 5.94m in 1984 to 6.14m in 1994 (14).The pole vault superstar had no failures on his way to his record-breaking performance at his ‘home’ meeting, opening with 5.65m before scaling 5.90m and 6.08m at the first time of asking.Kenyan duo keen to upset Vienna City Marathon pre-race favourite on SundayWith the bar at 6.08m, just one other competitor, Norway’s Sondre Guttormsen, remained in the compe..

Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has modernized one of its main reporting tools, enhancing its intelligence-gathering capacity through enabling vital two-way communication while preserving the confidentiality of people who proactively report integrity concerns.This significant improvement allows the AIU to keep the lines of communication open when people provide information, thereby giving AIU’s investigators the opportunity to clarify and review information, and even get more details, in their quest to maintain the integrity of athletics.Follow Our WhatsApp Channel For More NewsThe new tool also includes multiple avenues to report to the AIU, including anonymous WhatsApp messaging and anonymous email, enhancing the accessibility for a wider range of potential users.Integrity concerns are reported via the “Report Integrity Concerns” link on the AIU website’s homepage, or by simply scanning the relevant QR codes to open an anonymous WhatsApp or email on someone’s device.The AIU assesses i..

High-quality fields have been assembled for the Seoul Marathon with several athletes capable of challenging the men’s course record in the World Athletics Platinum Label road race on Sunday, 15 March.Five athletes in the men’s field have personal bests faster than the course record (2:04:43), four of whom represent Ethiopia.Follow our WhatsApp channel for more newsHaftu Teklu returns after winning last year’s race in 2:05:42. The Ethiopian’s personal best (PB) is exactly one minute faster, 2:04:42, set when finishing third at the 2023 Berlin Marathon.Seoul also holds special significance for Teklu as the site of his marathon debut in 2023, when he finished third in 2:05:53. In his most recent outing he clocked 1:02:25 at last month’s Burj2Burj Half Marathon in Dubai.Sisay Lemma, the fourth fastest marathon runner in history thanks to his 2:01:48 victory in Valencia in 2023, is the fastest athlete in the field. The Ethiopian has also claimed victories at the 2021 London Marathon and the..

World 10km record holder Agnes Ngetich has admitted that pressure will be high when she lines up against some of the world’s best runners at the New York City Half Marathon on Sunday, 15 March.Ngetich will be making her third appearance of the season after an impressive start to the year that has already seen her claim victories at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, Florida, and the Sirikwa Classic Cross Country.##NAJAVA_MECA_9600408##Speaking ahead of the race, Ngetich revealed that her participation in the New York event was initially arranged by her team manager, but she embraced the opportunity to compete on one of the sport’s biggest stages.“It’s so exciting running through the beautiful streets and racing with the likes of Obiri and Lokedi. I would choose New York City once more. There will be a lot of pressure, but I will just focus on running my race. They will run their races,, and we will see,” she told LetsRun.com.NSL: Migori seek to pile pressur..

Africa’s fastest man, Ferdinand Omanyala, endured a challenging start to his 2026 indoor season, but his coach, Duncan Ayiemba, believes the sprinter is gradually regaining his rhythm after battling injury.Follow our WhatsApp channel for more newsSpeaking to Mozzart Sport during a training session at the Kasarani Annex in Nairobi, Ayiemba revealed that Omanyala’s subdued performances during the indoor campaign were largely influenced by a lingering injury from last season.Towards the end of the 2025 Diamond League circuit, Omanyala disclosed that he had been struggling with persistent pain in his hip, iliopsoas muscles, and gluteal region, which disrupted his preparations for the prestigious series.Kenyan duo keen to upset Vienna City Marathon pre-race favourite on Sunday##NAJAVA_MECA_9597801##The discomfort eventually forced the Kenyan star to withdraw from the Diamond League Final that had been scheduled for Zurich, Switzerland.According to Ayiemba, the indoor races were less about c..

Two-time New York City (NYC) Marathon champion, Hellen Obiri, is now a two-time NYC Half champion, after running 1:06:33 to defeat 2025 champion Sharon Lokedi and claim her second major victory on the streets of New York since November.Obiri broke the course record, resetting Lokedi’s 1:07:04 from 2025.The latter, meanwhile, ran 1:07:10 for second place as Megan Keith completed the podium places 1:07:13.Follow our WhatsApp channel for more news”Incredible moment. I told myself I had to be patient and run my race because the field was so strong and fast,” she offered after the victory.Keeping with the leading pack from the early stages of the race, Obiri stayed behind World Cross Country champion Agnes Ngetich who led through 5km in 15:15, with Ethiopia’s Fentaye Belayneh right with them.Ferdinand Omanyala’s coach explains source of struggle in indoor campaignAt the 10km mark, the Kenyan duo of Ngetich (30:50) and Obiri (30:50) were shoulder to shoulder, having dropped Belayney.Lokedi w..

Marathon great Eliud Kipchoge has confirmed he will compete at the Melbourne Marathon on Sunday, October 11, marking the third stop of his ambitious world marathon tour.The two-time Olympic champion is undertaking a unique challenge to run seven marathons across all continents. Follow our WhatsApp channel for more newsMelbourne will serve as the Oceania leg of the tour as the 41-year-old continues his quest to race around the world.Kipchoge will return to Australia for the second time in his career, having previously competed at the Sydney Marathon in 2025, where he finished ninth. ##NAJAVA_MECA_9592788##That race was his first time tackling the 42.2km distance on Australian soil and featured star attractions, including Dutch distance running star Sifan Hassan.“Running brings people together across all borders,” Kipchoge said when confirming his participation.“I am excited to return to Australia and experience the energy of the Nike Melbourne Marathon Festival. The Australian running c..

NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field 800m champion Gladys Chepngetich is set to face a loaded field when she steps on track for the World Indoor Championships, with the heats slated for Friday, 20 March at the Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena in Poland.The Clemson University student who clocked 2:00.01 earlier in the week to become the first Kenyan woman to claim the NCAA indoor 800m crown, after a 2:01.56 preliminary heat, carries a 1:58.81 personal best (PB) to the race.Congolese goalkeeper delighted after crowning Tusker FC debut with a clean sheetFollow our WhatsApp channel for more newsChepngetich achieved her current lifetime best in January, breaking the Kenyan indoor record of 1:58.83 previously held by Pamela Jelimo in winning the World Indoor Championships in 2012.The performance also saw her become the second-fastest indoor 800m time in NCAA history, behind Olympic champion Athing Mu’s collegiate record of 1:58.40 from 2021.Despite her spectacular collegiate season, Chepngetich fac..

For many young athletes, success is measured in seconds shaved off the clock. For Isaac Omurwa, however, it is also measured by discipline, patience, and financial wisdom.Follow our WhatsApp channel for more news“Omanyala advises me about a lot of things. But the best advice he has given me is how to use my money… how to save and utilise it, not waste it,” Omurwa told Mozzart Sport.It is a lesson that has already begun to shape the trajectory of his fledgling sprinting career.Last season alone, Omurwa earned approximately Ksh1.4 million, an impressive sum for a rising athlete still carving out his identity in the sport. Instead of splurging, he chose to listen, learning early that success on the track must be matched by smart decisions off it.Kenya’s NCAA champion facing herculean task at World Indoor ChampionshipsWhile financial discipline may be one of the most practical lessons he has picked up from his older brother, Omurwa reveals that Omanyala’s journey has shaped most of his car..