In his fourth season on IAAF Diamond League circuit, Ferguson Rotich Cheruiyot gained his first-ever win in such competition, in the 800m at the Diamond League Shanghai meeting on 14. May.
Philip Milanov and John Koech each set personal bests at the 2016 IAAF Diamond League circuit opener in Doha on 6. May, with Milanov improving his own national record in the Discus and Koech just missing the Bahrain national record in the 3000m Steeplechase.
Jeroen D’Hoedt finished 2nd with a time of 8:32.62 in the 3000m Steeplechase at the Mount San Antonio College Relays, held 15 April in Norwalk, California.
Eunice Kirwa on 13-March captured her second straight victory at Marathon Nagoya in a world-class time of 2:22:40.
Alice Aprot (senior women), James Rungaru (senior men), and Isaac Kipsang (junior men) all topped the podium at the 2016 African Cross Country Championships held 12-March in Yaounde, Cameroon.
Eunice Kirwa continued the momentum she established with her marathon bronze medal in the 2015 IAAF world championships, as she on 7. February won the Marugame (Japan) Half Marathon in a new personal best time.
Track & Field News magazine (Palo Alto, California) on 4. January published its annual world rankings for the 2015 outdoor season. Philip Milanov (Discus) and Virginia Nyambura (3000m Steeplechase) each earned No. 3 rankings, to lead a total of eleven Personae-managed athletes receiving world top-10 honors in their respective events.
Gesa Krause (Germany) and Philip Milanov (Belgium) were recognized as the year’s top athletes by their respective national track & field federations.
Abraham Cheroben’s winning time of 59:10 in the Medio Maraton de Valencia on 18 October moved him to 1st on the ’15 world performance listing over the half marathon distance.