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Almgren wins marathon debut: While Sheila Chepkirui won for the second time in New York, Swede Andreas Almgren ran straight to victory in his first marathon ...
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Police Inspector Kenneth Kipkemboi charged with July 2026 murder of Dr Victoria Mutiso, pleads not guilty; remanded for 21 days pending bail hearing
Sheila Chepkirui Wins a Thrilling NYC Marathon Over Jess McClain and Hellen Obiri
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Kenya's elite marathon runners have expressed disappointment following the provisional suspension of Olympic gold medalist and world marathon champion ... Show more
LSK gives DCI seven-day ultimatum to arrest Kiprotich abduction suspects: LSK's demand puts the DCI leadership under pressure to account for the alleged ...
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Three former champions will renew their rivalry at the New York City Marathon on Sunday.
Reigning champion Benson Kipruto will lead a strong Kenyan ... Show more
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Daily Sabah Oct 30
Kenyan runners outraged as Jepchirchir doping scandal rocks athletics: Kenyan runners expressed dismay Thursday over another doping scandal involving one of ...
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'I am ready for any pace': Obiri eyes third New York Marathon title: Obiri has been training in Boulder, Colorado, under the watchful eyes of her coach ...
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At 15, Arno Yafunga is set to make history in Dakar. This is the first time there has ever been a Refugee Team at the Youth Olympic Games, and he’s on it ... Show more
Adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3: Everything You Need to Know: Sabastian Sawe's 2-hour marathon sneaker is restocking on Oct. 29.
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Kipchoge joins the list of tireless legends after win: Eliud Kipchoge ended a three-year winless run with a course-record victory at the Melbourne Marathon ...
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Coe says Kenya fully supports preps for 2029 Nairobi event: World Athletics President Sebastian Coe says Kenya has secured the government’s full support to ...
standardmedia.co.ke/sports/athletics/article/2001560243/coe-says-kenya-fully-supports-preps-for-2029-nairobi-event
Back-to-Back Champion! Hawi Feysa Defends Her Chicago Marathon Title.: Women's results and recap from the 2026 Chicago Marathon, which was won by Hawi Feysa of ...
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Marathoner Ronald Korir provisionally suspended over suspected doping: Korir's suspension comes amid a series of doping cases involving Kenyan distance ...
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Eliud Kipchoge: Preparing for 'Seven Continents World Tour' is becoming harder
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Paid articlePaywall Seven Continents, one message: Kipchoge’s unity and literacy mission lands in Melbourne
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Paid articlePaywall Will Jacob Kiplimo attempt a world record in Chicago?: The 2026 Chicago Marathon will start with the two defending champions, Jacob Kiplimo from Uganda and Hawi ...
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Ngetich, Sawe nominated for 2026 World Athlete Year honours: Kenya’s Sebastian Sawe and Agnes Ngetich nominated for 2026 World Athlete of the Year awards; they ...
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bbcafrica.com Oct 05
Three surgeries. Thirteen years. One Commonwealth Games final. Naomi Korir lived with fistula, a condition that causes women to leak urine and faeces ... Show more
What a fight from Tigst Assefa! At the Berlin Marathon, she was on world record pace until just before the finish line. Then an Achilles tendon injury forced ... Show more
The Future of the Berlin Marathon Looks Bright Despite All Adversity: Despite the limping winner, Tigst Assefa, and the withdrawal of superstar Sabastian Sawe ...
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Tigst Assefa dramatically misses the marathon world record in Berlin: The Ethiopian was on pace for a new record for a long time - | but injured herself shortly ...
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Armed men trail, abduct Standard Group's Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich
Key FactsStandard Group reports Alex Kiprotich abducted
Sep 1, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: standardmedia.co.ke
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: standardmedia.co.ke
- According to Mwita, Kiprotich escaped armed men in a Toyota Probox who tried to seize him from his car on June 27, 2026.
- Mwita said the abduction was the second time Kiprotich had been targeted within two months.
- Mwita said the vehicle was traced to the National Police Service’s Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau; nobody was held accountable for the attempt.
- Mwita demanded Kiprotich’s safe, unconditional release and a transparent, independent investigation into both incidents.
If that is confirmed, this is not simply a crime against one man. It is an assault on the Constitution of Kenya, on the freedoms of expression and of the media guaranteed under Articles 33 and 34, and on the right of every Kenyan to independent information.— Chaacha Mwita, Standard Group's Chief Executive Officer, in a statement.
NTV, Nation FM to broadcast live Kenya v Eritrea Afcon qualifier: Match to kick off at 4pm on Saturday.
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London misses out as 2029 World Athletics Championships awarded to Nairobi: London's bid chiefs say they are "deeply disappointed" at the result ...
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Frozen images of the abductors of Standard Editor Alex Kiprotich, as captured along the Gilgil-Nakuru road
DCI officers lift fingerprints from vehicle used in abduction of Standard Group editor Alex Kiprotich
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DCI officers analyse Gilgil Weighbridge scene where Standard Group editor Alex Kiprotich was abducted
Video by Caroline Chebet
Ngetich: I went for victory but world record wasn’t the plan: Kenyan star runner speaks of how her coach guided her to a historic win.
nation.africa/kenya/sports/athletics/ngetich-i-went-for-victory-but-world-record-wasn-t-the-plan-5605408
Paid articlePaywall DCI officer at the scene in Kiangeni, Ekalakala Village, near Masinga Dam in Machakos County, where Standard Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich was abandoned ... Show more
Court orders KeNHA to release CCTV footage linked to abduction of Standard Editor Alex Kiprotich at Gilgil Weighbridge on Sept 1 from 9pm.
EWN Sep 15
'Kenya's moment' as Nairobi to host 2029 world athletics champs in African first: The 2027 event has already been awarded to Beijing.
ewn.co.za/2026/09/15/kenyas-moment-as-nairobi-to-host-2029-world-athletics-champs-in-african-first
Selective justice: Siaya arrests raise queries on editor's abduction probe: The swift arrest of suspects accused of obstructing First Lady Rachel Ruto’s ...
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Paid articlePaywall ACK Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit, UN-Habitat envoy Susan Nakhumicha condemn Standard Group Editor Alex Kiprotich’s abduction, goonism and political intolerance ... Show more
Editor's abduction probe nears end as lawyers press for CCTV footage: Investigations into the alleged abduction of Standard Group Associate Editor Alex ...
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Paid articlePaywall Kenya wins bid to host 2029 World Athletics Championships: Kenya will make history as the first African host of the global event.
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IPOA keen on unmasking Kiprotich's abductors: IPOA is investigating the alleged abduction of Standard Group Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich and working to ...
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IG Kanja unveils 'Anti-Abduction' team to probe "Abduction Squad' in police service
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Paid articlePaywall Kitui: Police officers forced to sprint for safety after suspect unleashed bees mid-arrest
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Murkomen condemns abduction of Standard Group journalist: “If I have a problem with a journalist, I will go to court,” Murkomen stated.
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Paid articlePaywall El Nino rains trigger crocodile relocation and flood works in Lakes Baringo, Bogoria
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Paid articlePaywall The Standard criticises delay in investigating Alex Kiprotich abduction: The Standard Group has criticised the authorities for the delay in investigating the ...
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Cherotich and Wanyonyi stamp authority at Brussels finals: The brilliant duo was among six Diamond League champions who erased meeting records on the opening day ...
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Committee to Protect Journalists urges probe into the abduction of Standard Group Editor Alex Kiprotich, terms it shameful indictment of Kenya Kwanza regime’s ... Show more
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Gachagua: Kanja cannot credibly probe Alex Kiprotich abduction: Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua accuses police of shielding senior officers from ...
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Ethiopian Gobena and Kenya's Jepchirchir take Sydney marathon honours : Gobena crossed the line at the city's Opera House in two hours, four minutes and 42 ...
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Kenya’s world record holder Sawe withdraws from Berlin marathon | Africanews: His withdrawal leaves the men's race wide open, while the women's event is set to ...
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For Jane Muneria and Leonard Sullo, the wait for their first-born son has become a painful exercise in uncertainty.
Her son, Evans Kibet ... Show more
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Wanyonyi hoping for good show in Zurich Diamond League meet: As athletics greats converge for the penultimate Diamond League meet in Zurich, Switzerland ...
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Kenya’s world record holder Sawe withdraws from Berlin Marathon: An undisclosed injury has forced Sebastian Sawe to withdraw from this month’s Berlin Marathon.
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Marathon, not a sprint: Why Sydney’s beast of a course rewards power over pace: It’s a stacked field in this year’s Sydney Marathon, and they’re all aiming to ...
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Police officers Daniel Mwangi Njoroge, Kenneth Kipkemboi Sang and Elijah Kibellion identified as prime suspects in the murder of Dr Mutiso, DCI says.
World Athletics Championships 2029: Kenya bids to host event in first for Africa: Kenya submits a bid to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships as it seeks ...
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Kenya bids to become first African nation to host World Athletics Championships | Africanews
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Mystery deepens over whereabouts of rogue officers linked to Dr Mutiso's murder
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Paid articlePaywall Josephine Sembeyo: Kenya’s unlikely world champion from Kajiado: In her own words, education and athletics saved her from early marriage.
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‘Go for it, my son’: Father’s SMS inspires Edmund Serem to Commonwealth Games gold
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Kipsang, Jepkemboi shine for Kenya as Commonwealth Games conclude: Team Kenya athletes wrap up their campaign in Glasgow on a high note.
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Gulveer wins bronze in men’s 5000m, his 2nd medal at 2026 CWG: Competing in a tough field against the 2024 U20 World Champion Andrew Alamisi of Kenya ...
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Paid articlePaywall 2026 Beach to Beacon 10K Results: Pamela Kosgei and Habtom Samuel led a University of New Mexico sweep at the 2026 Beach to Beacon 10K in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
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Botswana Gazette Aug 01
Defending champion Lazarus Too of Kenya, who is based in Mmankgodi, Botswana, has successfully retained his title by winning the men’s 42 ... Show more
Kenya's Running Stars Attract Suspicion and Awe - Our Research Gives a More Human Picture
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Peruth Chemutai has won bronze in the women's 3000m steeplechase at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games ... Show more
The fastest marathon times in history: Sebastian Sawe ran the world record and the first sub-2-hour time with 1:59:30. Ruth Chepngetich has held the women's ...
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World champs Odira and Cherotich lead Kenya's medal chase: World champions Lilian Odira and Faith Cherotich, who is also an Olympic bronze medallist from ...
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Eliud Kipchoge Finishes 12th at the Porto Alegre Marathon: Kipchoge is running a marathon on every continent over the next two years.
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Aiming for My Fastest Marathon, I Turned to Distance Running’s Mecca: A New York Times reporter’s quest to beat the personal best he set 14 years ago took him to ...
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Glasgow’s enduring lesson in partnership: As Kenya and the UK look to the future, we have every reason to continue running this race together as partners.
nation.africa/kenya/blogs-opinion/blogs/glasgow-enduring-lesson-in-partnership-5535490
The day Avinash Sable made Kenya look over its shoulder: In Birmingham, Avinash Sable ran down two Kenyan favourites and missed gold by a stride ...
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‘Actions speak way louder than words’, Emmanuel Wanyonyi says after breaking record
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Paid articlePaywall In our new podcast episode, we talk to sports scientist Prof. Dr. Billy Sperlich discusses the details of Sebastian Sawe's marathon world record ... Show more
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Dominic Lobalu wins his third Diamond League meet. In Monaco, the Swiss runner clocked 12:52.54 minutes over 5,000 meters ... Show more
