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Albert Korir

Doping: Ex-New York Marathon winner Albert Korir banned for five years

Korir will, however, retain his 2021 New York Marathon title .


  1. PREMIUM All eyes on Jepchirchir, Assefa in rich London Marathon field

    The two athletes come face to face for the first time on April 26 since the Kenyan won 2025 world title in a spring finish.

     Peres Jepchirchir
  2. Nairobi gears up to host big names for Kip Keino Classic

    Ferdinand Omanyala is determined to reclaim the men’s 100 metres crown.

  3. PREMIUM Why Kip Keino Classic organisers have opted for wavelight technology

    Competition director Kennedy Tanui talks about fast times and good spectator experience.

    Faith Kipyegon
  4. Going gets tough for Kenyan athletes in Poland

    Kenya’s 400 metres sprinters Mercy Oketch and Brian Tinega, and 3000m runner Jacob Krop fail to win medals.

    Susan Lokayo Ejore-Sanders
  5. Kenyan duo Oketch and Tinega qualify for final in World Athletics Indoor Championships

    Oketch is only the second Kenyan woman to compete in the 400m category since Esther Kabayan in 1987.

  6. PREMIUM Kenya’s 8 stars to watch at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships

    Kenya’s squad features eight promising athletes with an average age of 24 years and three months.

    2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships
  7. PREMIUM Why Kenya’s top runners avoid indoor athletics events

    Indoor running tracks are typically 200m in length and usually feature four to six runners.

    Gladys Chepngetich
  8. Kabuu's ex-husband challenges court ruling on Sh70m property dispute

    Marathoner’s estranged husband says court orders will render him destitute.

    Jeremiah Maina and Lucy Kabuu
  9. PREMIUM Who’ll make Team Kenya squad?

    Kenya is preparing to send a squad of six "lean and mean" athletes to the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland.

    mercy
  10. PREMIUM Eliud Kipchoge, three elite athletes win Sh100m court battle

    The elite runners had been sued by a university lecturer over 220-acre land.

    Eliud Kipchoge
  11. Kenya makes big strides in fight against doping

    The country has been removed from world anti-doping compliance watch list.

    Alphazard Muthuri
  12. Were, Jeptoo among Kenyan stars suspended for doping violations

    Twenty seven local athletes provisionally suspended for varying doping offences.

    Wiseman Were
  13. PREMIUM Kabuu’s Sh70m property row lifts lid on challenges athletes face

    Some former and current Kenyan athletes are fighting in court for control of marital property.

    Jeremiah Maina and Lucy Kabuu.
  14. High altitude training pays off for Brigid Kosgei in Tokyo Marathon

    Kosgei shifted her training sessions from Kapsait to Iten.

    Brigid Kosgei
  15. PREMIUM 2026 Tokyo Marathon: Kenyans take the battle to Ethiopian opponents

    Kenyan Kiplagat has the fastest time in men’s field, of 2 hours, 2 minutes and 55 seconds.

  16. PREMIUM Marathon star Lucy Kabuu wins Sh70m property dispute

    The court criticised Maina for taking advantage of Kabuu’s vulnerabilities and betraying her.

    athletics star Lucy Kabuu husband
  17. PREMIUM Old rivalries, new battlefronts for Kenyan runners in New York Half Marathon

    Agnes Jebet Ng’etich heads into the race brimming with confidence after steadily rising as one of Kenya’s most exciting distance runners.

  18. PREMIUM Grannies roll back the years, thrill Eldoret fans

    Runners, some in their 70s, rolled back the years and took part in various races.

    Athletics Kenya Kesses Community Cross Country
  19. PREMIUM Omanyala: Here is how to make money as an athlete

    'Education has helped me market myself better and understand different cultures.' — Ferdinand Omanyala

    Ferdinand Omanyala
  20. PREMIUM Fingers crossed as AK set to pick team

    Kenya has only been given six slots for the games in Poland set for March.

    World Athletics Cross Country Championships
  21. PREMIUM Faith Kipyegon wins her first 10km road race in Monaco

    Kipyegon maintained a blistering pace, putting her within reach of the world record, but a fall slowed her down.

  22. PREMIUM Kipyegon to make her debut in 10km road race in Monaco

    Multiple Olympics and world champion to compete in her first 10km road race.

    Faith Kipyegon
  23. PREMIUM Sirikwa Classic: Ng’etich retains women’s title, Korir wins men’s crown

    Ng’etich ran from the front from the start to cross the finish line in 32 minutes and 28 seconds.

    Agnes Jebet Ng'etich wins senior women's 10km race in 2026 Sirikwa Classi
  24. PREMIUM Sirikwa Classic: Foreign entries bristling with talent and history

    Kenyan-born Bahraini Rose Chelimo heads athletes from Middle East and Europe to the race.

    Rose Chelimo
  25. PREMIUM Uganda ace runner Cheptoyek seeks to conquer Kenyans at Sirikwa Classic

    She will be going against defending champion Agnes Ngetich of Kenya.

    Joy Cheptoyek
  26. PREMIUM Serial 400m record breaker Oketch lights up indoor scene

    Kenyan sprinter breaks indoor national record for the third time in two weeks.

  27. PREMIUM Agnes Tirop's memory lives on in Sirikwa Classic

    The first edition of the race was named Agnes Tirop Memorial Cross Country.

    Agnes Tirop
  28. PREMIUM Lobo village to host over 5,000 athletes during Sirikwa Classic

    Organisers expect to stage a world-class event on Saturday.

    Sirikwa Classic
  29. PREMIUM Chepngetich sets sights on world indoor games after new 800m record

    She broke Pamela Jelimo's record at the 2026 John Thomas Terrier Classic in Boston, Massachusetts, on Friday.