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‘We’re Sorry, Kipruto’: Organisers Apologize to Kenyan who Lost Race after Lead Car Mishap, Award him Equivalent of Winner’s Prize

The organizers of the Birell 10k Night Race Prague 2026 have issued an official apology following the incident at the final stretch of Saturday's race, during which the leading runner, Victor Kipruto...

Ultimate Budapest Guide: Complete Schedule and Event Companion

The inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship gets under way on Friday, bringing around 400 athletes from more than 70 countries to Budapest for three nights of finals-only action and a record $...

How Lead Car Mistake Cost Kenya’s Kipruto Sh450,000 Top Prize at Prague’s Birell 10K Night Race

Sport can be not only beautiful, but sometimes also extremely cruel. Before the final stretch of the Birell 10-kilometre Night Race, Kenya's Victor Kipruto Kiprono, who was headed for a commanding vic...

50 Years of the Memorial Van Damme: Where do Champions go When the Records are Gone?

From the tragic death of Ivo Van Damme to a Diamond League finale featuring the world's best, Brussels is celebrating five decades of athletics while its newest stars contemplate what will remain long...

Drake Beats and Kenyan Dreams Fueling Masai Russell on Her Path to World Record Glory

By Pura Vida Sports Africa ReporterLong before the starting blocks click into place and the stadium roar swells into a deafening crescendo, Masai Russell is somewhere else entirely. She is not pacing...

Bolt, Budapest and Broken Playbook: How World Athletics is Trading Podium Q&As for Red Carpets and Live Lane Drafts

At the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, track and field is ditching sterile press briefings for an immersive, athlete-driven festival. Spearheaded by sprint icon Usain Bolt...

Inside the Kuta Collection, Pura Vida Alliance: The Masterstroke Behind Kenya’s Most Successful Elite Talent Transit Hub

How a former elite player’s rescue mission became Kenyan football’s ultimate launchpad. Backed by Pura Vida Sports Africa and journalist Elias Makori, Augustine Kuta’s revolutionary transit hub for un...

Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Agnes Ngetich Set to Headline Blockbuster World Road Running Championships

Global distance running icons Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Agnes Ngetich are set to spearhead a legendary showdown in Copenhagen following blockbuster squad announcements from Kenya, Great Britain, and Euro...

Jackson Tuwei Takes Charge of CAA in Dakar Meetings After Death of Hamad Kalkaba Malboum

Jackson Tuwei takes interim charge of the Confederation of African Athletics during high-stakes transition meetings in Dakar. The Athletics Kenya chief is structuring a roadmap toward the 31st CAA Con...

Ferdinand Omanyala Forced out of Brussels Diamond League Final by Injury as Emmanuel Wanyonyi Steps up to Lead Kenyan Charge

Ferdinand Omanyala ends historic season early due to a left foot stress fracture ahead of Allianz Memorial Van Damme: Africa’s fastest man finishes world number three after five straight sub-10 perfor...