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Kenya’s Matthew Kipchumba Kipsang delivered a commanding performance to reclaim the men’s 5,000m Commonwealth Games title, storming to gold at Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow on Saturday evening.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsKipsang timed 13:23.61 to finish ahead of Australia’s Ky Robinson, who claimed silver in 13:24.70, while India’s Gulveer Singh completed the podium with bronze in 13:24.95.Silver for Odira as Ndangiri strides into Commonwealth walk race historyThe Kenyan looked composed throughout the tactical race before unleashing a decisive finishing kick over the closing stages to pull clear of a quality field and secure another major championship victory for Kenya.Fellow Kenyan Cornelius Kemboi came agonisingly close to joining his compatriot on the podium, finishing fourth in 13:24.99—just four hundredths of a second behind Gulveer Singh in one of the closest finishes of the evening.##NAJAVA_MECA_9872207##Uganda’s Kenneth Kiprop crossed the line fifth in 13:25.70, ..

Lilian Odira’s quest for a maiden Commonwealth Games gold medal will have to wait after the middle-distance runner settled for silver in the women’s 800m final on Friday, 31 July, in Glasgow, Scotland.Odira crossed the finish line in 2:00.58 after leading for much of the two-lap contest before Britain’s Georgia Hunter Bell produced a strong finishing kick to claim gold in 1:59.51. Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsBotswana’s Oratile Nowe completed the podium with bronze in 2:01.03.The silver medal capped another impressive outing for the Kenyan, who had entered the final as one of the favourites after enjoying a flawless run through the earlier rounds. Odira comfortably progressed from the preliminary heats in 2:01.05 before underlining her title credentials by winning her semifinal in 1:59.39.##NAJAVA_MECA_9872200##Despite falling short of gold, the Glasgow performance adds to what has been a remarkable 2026 campaign for the 24-year-old.She began her season with a runner-up ..

Kenya’s struggles in the long-distance races at the ongoing 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow continued on Thursday night.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsCaroline Nyaga finished fifth in the women’s 5,000 metres despite clocking a season’s best 14:54.00, leaving Kenya still without a medal in the long-distance events. Rebecca Mwangi crossed the finish line 18th in 15:50.48.##NAJAVA_MECA_9867750##Australia’s Rose Davies completed a remarkable long-distance double after adding the 5,000 m title to the 10,000 m gold she won earlier in the championships. She won the race in a season’s best 14:44.53.Jessica Hull made it an Australian one-two after taking silver in 14:45.01, while Scotland’s Megan Keith delighted the home crowd by claiming bronze in 14:49.10.Away from the long-distance races, Kenya enjoyed success in the men’s triple jump qualifiers as Isaac Kirwa Yego and Kevin Kemboi advanced to the final.Rosemary Longisa leads Kenyan trio into Commonwealth Games mile finalYeg..

Rosemary Longisa will spearhead Kenya’s charge in the women’s mile final at the 2026 Commonwealth Games after producing a composed performance during the semifinal held on Thursday, 30 July in Glasgow, Scotland.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsFellow Kenyan Naomi Korir also advanced after narrowly missing out on a podium finish, placing fourth in a time of 4:31.80, while Australia’s Claudia Hollingsworth claimed victory in 4:31.17.Teresiah Muthoni completed the Kenyan contingent that qualified for the final, giving the country three representatives in the medal race scheduled for Sunday, 2 August.Cherotich earns Kenya second Commonwealth Games gold as Odira books final spotThe semifinal unfolded cautiously, with the Kenyan runners opting for a patient approach in the opening stages. Naomi Korir and Longisa stayed off the early pace as Tanzania’s Musa remained among the leaders. However, the race came alive towards the end of the second lap when the Kenyan duo began moving th..

Ferdinand Omanyala’s hopes of retaining his Commonwealth Games 100m title were dashed by the Glasgow rain on Tuesday night as Kenya’s sprint king crashed out at the semi-final stage.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsOmanyala, who arrived in Scotland hoping to successfully defend the crown he won in Birmingham four years ago, struggled to find his trademark burst on a wet Scotstoun Stadium track and finished sixth in his semi-final in 10.19 seconds.##NAJAVA_MECA_9868144##The African record holder, who had been among the biggest attractions in the athletics programme, was unable to match the pace set by Nigeria’s Kanyinsola Ajayi, who stormed to victory in 9.94 seconds. Wales’ Jeremiah Azu claimed the second automatic qualification slot after clocking 10.00 seconds.For Omanyala, it was a frustrating end to a title defence that had carried huge expectations, with the Kenyan admitting the cold and rainy conditions affected his performance.“Let’s just say the body refused to fire,..

Kenya’s hopes of retaining the men’s 100m Commonwealth Games title came to a screeching halt on Tuesday, 28 July, after Ferdinand Omanyala and Meshack Babu both failed to progress beyond the semifinal stage in Glasgow, Scotland.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsRacing in difficult, rainy conditions, Africa’s fastest man Omanyala lined up in the second semifinal looking to book a place in the final.Serem reveals 20 calls from father before race spurred him to Commonwealth goldHowever, the defending Commonwealth champion could only manage a sixth-place finish, ending his title defence.The race was won by Nigeria’s Kanyinsola Ajayi, who stormed to victory in 9.94 seconds, while Welshman Jeremiah Azu secured the second automatic qualification spot after clocking 10.00 seconds.##NAJAVA_MECA_9868142##South Africa’s Bradley Nkoana, one of the pre-race contenders, was disqualified after a false start.Earlier, Meshack Babu’s campaign had also ended in disappointment after he finished ..

Kenya will have a strong presence in the men’s 800m semifinals at the Commonwealth Games after Wycliffe Kinyamal, Kelvin Loti and Nicholas Kebenei all successfully negotiated their respective heats in Glasgow, Scotland, on Tuesday, 28 July.All three runners advanced to Thursday’s semifinals, keeping Kenya’s hopes of extending its rich tradition in the two-lap race alive.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsLeading the charge was two-time defending champion Kinyamal, who made a composed start to his quest for an unprecedented third consecutive Commonwealth Games title.Running from lane seven in the opening heat, Kinyamal settled into the leading pack before moving into third behind O’Toole and Partisan in the early stages. As the race approached the final lap, the Kenyan gradually increased the pace, surged to the front and never looked back.##NAJAVA_MECA_9868124##He maintained his advantage down the home straight to cross the finish line first in 1:46.79, comfortably sealing his..

Kenya’s quest to reclaim the women’s 10,000m Commonwealth Games title will stretch beyond another edition after Africa champion Diana Wanza settled for silver behind Australia’s Rose Davies in Glasgow, Scotland, on Monday, 27 July.Download Our MozzartSport App For More NewsWanza, who won the African title in Ghana in May, looked poised to replicate that success on the Commonwealth stage after leading for much of the race. However, a late surge from Davies denied the Kenyan gold as the Australian crossed the finish line in 31:39.32.Wanza followed in second place in 31:50.13, while Rwanda’s Florence Niyonkuru completed the podium in 31:55.47 to claim her country’s first-ever athletics medal at the Commonwealth Games. Davies’ victory was also historic, marking Australia’s first Commonwealth Games gold in the women’s 10,000m.##NAJAVA_MECA_9865197##Kenya had arrived in Glasgow hoping to reclaim a title it last won in 2014 through Joyce Chepkirui, also in Glasgow.The race began cautiously fo..

The question of whether Kenya could reclaim its unquestionable dominance in the men’s 3,000m steeplechase was answered emphatically on Monday, 27 July, as Edmund Serem led the country to a historic clean podium sweep at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.Download Our MozzartSport App For More NewsSerem produced a perfectly timed finish to claim gold in 8:18.23, holding off Monaco Diamond League champion Simon Koech, who settled for silver in 8:18.59, while Leonard Bett completed the Kenyan sweep with bronze in 8:21.63.The result marked the seventh time Kenya has swept the podium in the men’s 3,000m steeplechase at the Commonwealth Games, having previously achieved the feat in 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018. ##NAJAVA_MECA_9865203##It also reaffirmed the country’s status as the undisputed powerhouse in the event after successfully defending the title won by Abraham Biwott at the last edition in Birmingham.Overall, it was the 11th clean podium sweep by Kenya in the me..

Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe has officially entered the history books after World Athletics ratified his sensational 1:59.30 performance at the 2026 London Marathon as the men’s marathon world record.Download Our MozzartSport App For More NewsSawe became the first athlete to run a legal, record-eligible marathon in under two hours when he produced the historic time on 26 April, which lowered the previous world record of 2:00.35 set by the late Kelvin Kiptum at the 2023 Chicago Marathon by 65 seconds.##NAJAVA_MECA_9861106##The ratification carries special significance because while Eliud Kipchoge famously ran 1:59.40 in Vienna in 2019, that performance came in a specially organized exhibition under controlled conditions and was not eligible for world record recognition.Sawe’s feat, however, came during a standard competitive marathon that met all World Athletics requirements.The Kenyan sealed victory after an enthralling battle with Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha and Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo.Sawe ma..