ITEN, Kenya: Thousands of feet above the Great Rift Valley that runs through East Africa, the small city of Iten, Kenya, calls itself the Home of Champions. It has long produced and attracted ...

The suspicions bubbled up as soon as she streaked across the finish line. Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich began fending off questions from skeptical reporters immediately after she ran a 2:09.56 to demolish ...

The men’s race, however, was no runaway. American Nathan Martin, 36, chased down a fading Michael Kamau of Kenya to win the ...

They put their best foot forward. Kenyan runners dominated the 2025 New York City Marathon on Sunday, with Benson Kipruto claiming the men’s race and Hellen Obiri setting a record in the the women’s ...

When Henry Wanyoike and Joseph Kibunja first started running, it was out of necessity. The childhood friends had no other way to travel the three miles from their Kenyan village to school. So they ...

Benson Kipruto, 34, and Hellen Obiri, 35, both from Kenya, secured victory in the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday. Kipruto, an Olympic bronze medalist, narrowly beat fellow Kenyan Alexander ...

Kenya's top runners have urged athletics fans and sports enthusiasts across the world to keep faith in them, despite media allegations of widespread doping in the East African nation famed for its top ...

The 36-year-old American coach and runner chased down Kenya’s Michael Kamau in the final strides. Matthew Richtman was the ...