Alice Aprot Nawowuna’s 4th place performance in a record-breaking 10000 meters final provided the highlight among the Personage-managed athletes who competed on the first day of track & field at the Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro.
Kipyegon Bett and Celliphine Chespol both lived up to their favorite-status, winning gold medals in the 800m and 3000m Steeplechase, respectively, at the IAAF World Junior (Under-20) Championships held 19-24 July in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
The 37th edition of the Night of Athletics held 16 July in Heusden continued its tradition of middle distance and distance excellence, this time featuring Nicholas Bett’s breakthrough into the world elite with his 3000m steeplechase performance.
The 2016 European Championships held in Amsterdam 6-10 July saw Gesa Krause and Philip Milanov improve or equal the podium positions they earned in their specialty events at last year’s IAAF World Championships.
All over the world, Kenya is known for its runners. Kukimbia (Swahili for ‘running’) is a short film about running culture and is a strong message to the world about the challenges, struggles but first and foremost the beauty and perseverance of Kenyan running.
By finishing in the top-2 of their respective event finals at the Kenyan Athletics Olympic Trials held in Eldoret on 30 June & 1 July, Alfred Kipketer (800m), Ferguson Rotich (800m), Isaiah Koech (5000m), and Charles Muneria (10000m) gained automatic berths to the 2016 Olympic Games. Alice Aprot (10000m) also was selected at-large to represent Kenya at the Rio Games.
Ruth Jebet and Ferguson Rotich continued their successful ’16 Diamond League campaigns in winning the 3000m steeplechase and 800m, respectively, at the Bauhaus Galan in Stockholm on 16 June.
With her historical performance at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Eugene, Oregon on 28 May, Ruth Jebet sits atop the current world steeplechase elite.
Homiyu Tesfaye (1500m) and Bashir Abdi (5000m) returned as top contenders in Europe with their performances last Sunday in Rabat and Hengelo, respectively.