kenya : 6 videos

With its vast, often merciless, playgrounds for crews and machines, the FIA African Rally Championship (ARC) allows professional and amateur drivers to live their passion in the Sub-Saharan region. First held in 1981, the championship is now in its 40th season and features some legendary gravel events across stunning African landscapes. With eight titles to his name, Zambia’s Satwant Singh is the most decorated driver in the series’ history, while reigning champion Manvir Baryan from Kenya ha...

In the women’s race Kenya’s Agnes Mutune and Tadelech Bekele led from the beginning. With little more than two kilometres to go 22 year-old Bekele moved ahead. The pace was not as fast as expected and with the wind during the second half Bekele missed out on a sub 70 minutes finish. Clocking 70:05 she was eight seconds ahead of Mutune (70:13). “I am happy with this win and it is my plan to prepare for a marathon,” Bekele said. Running in third position for most of the race Germany’s Sabrina M...

Running his debut at the distance Leonard Komon won the 34th Vattenfall BERLIN HALF MARATHON with a world-class time of 59:14, just edging out fellow-Kenyan Abraham Cheroben in a sprint finish. While 26 year-old Komon clearly missed the world record (58:23) he wanted to break, the Kenyan still had plenty to celebrate: His time is an unofficial world debut record. He improved the mark of Moses Mosop by six seconds. Fellow-Kenyan Mosop clocked 59:20 in Milan in 2010.

The Berlin Half Marathon took place in Berlin for the 34rd time this year. In total 30.817 runners came to this year’s edition of the Berlin Half Marathon. International Topstar in the field was Kenian Leonard Komon. Top Europeans in the biggest German halfmarathon were André Pollmächer and Sabrina Mockenhaupt. Mockenhaupt was a favourite in the women’s division. Komon holds the world record over 10 and 15km and this is Leonard Komons first Halfmarathon.

Bring Light to Kibera: We found the light! From 11th to 15th January 2013, thirteen students from the French School of Nairobi have launched an assault on Mount Kenya to attract attention on their humanitarian project "Bring light to Kibera," to illuminate schools in Kibera, the biggest slum in Africa. This allowed them to raise funds offered by NAS SERVAIR and allow the installation of 100 eco-friendly lights. Monday, January 14th at 6:30 am, apprentice climbers reached the summit of P...

Fabien Barel organized a very special DH Day in Kenya : "Urge Kenya"