Hicham El Guerrouj’s 26-year reign at risk as 1500m titans eye world record in Brussels

Three top middle-distance runners are set to challenge the long-standing 1500m world record at the Brussels Diamond League. The men’s 1500m world record set back in 1998 by Morocco’s Hicham El Guerrouj will come under serious threat as three of the most promising middle-distance runners—Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Cole Hocker, and Yared Nuguse—are set to clash in…

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KEMRI to Provide Free DNA Testing for Hillside Fire Victims

The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) has deployed experts to help identify victims of the Hillside Endarsha Academy fire. KEMRI Chairperson Abdulahi Ali announced on Tuesday that a team from the Human Identification Laboratory will lead the DNA testing process at no cost to affected families aiming to expedite the identification and bring closure to…

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Marco Arop explains failure to break 1000m record in Zagreb

Marco Arop narrowly missed breaking the 25-year-old 1000m world record in Zagreb but achieved a personal best and fifth all-time. Canadian middle-distance star Marco Arop faced a challenging race against time at the Boris Hanzekovic Memorial meet in Zagreb, Croatia, aiming to break the long-standing 1000m world record of 2:11.96 set by Kenya’s Noah Ngeny…

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Harambee Stars tame Namibia to top Group F

Erick Ouma (top) and Duke Abuya celebrate Kenya’s second goal against Namibia. Kenya won 2-1.[Harambee Stars,X] Harambee Stars bounced back from last week’s disappointing draw with Zimbabwe to see off Brave Stars of Namibia 2-1 in their second Group F Africa Cup of Nations 2025 qualifiers played at Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa on…

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