Kenya

Kenya won the 2024 London and Boston marathons – pic.: val 172619 from Pixabay

Kenya best sporting nation in April

April was a quiet sporting month, with only a handful of major international tournaments tracked by GSN, in Marathon, Golf and Ice Hockey.

Best Sports

2024

Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Marathon 372 58.8
2 Athletics 261 41.2

2023

Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Marathon 594 62.5
2 Athletics 352 37.0
3 Boxing (Amateur) 5 0.5

2022

Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Marathon 714 78.5
2 Athletics 196 21.5

2021

Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Marathon 450 58.6
2 Athletics 265 34.5
3 Rugby Union 48 6.3
4 Taekwondo 5 0.6

2020

Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Marathon 180 100.0 1

Kenya Tournaments

Berlin Marathon 29 Sep 2024
Olympics 11 Aug 2024
London Marathon 21 Apr 2024
Boston Marathon 15 Apr 2024
Tokyo Marathon 3 Mar 2024
New York Marathon 5 Nov 2023
Chicago Marathon 8 Oct 2023
Berlin Marathon 24 Sep 2023
Athletics: World Champi... 27 Aug 2023
London Marathon 23 Apr 2023
Boston Marathon 17 Apr 2023
Amateur Boxing: World C... 25 Mar 2023
Tokyo Marathon 5 Mar 2023

Kenya Positions

2024

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 23
Gender:Men 31
Gender:Women 20
Continent:Africa 1
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 45
Gender:Men 47
Gender:Women 37
Continent:Africa 1

2023

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 18
Gender:Men 25
Gender:Women 18
Continent:Africa 1
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 44
Gender:Men 46
Gender:Women 35
Continent:Africa 1

2022

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 19
Gender:Men 21
Gender:Women 18
Continent:Africa 1
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 43
Gender:Men 41
Gender:Women 36
Continent:Africa 1

2021

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 27
Gender:Men 35
Gender:Women 22
Continent:Africa 2
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 49
Gender:Men 50
Gender:Women 47
Continent:Africa 1

2020

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 17
Gender:Men 21
Gender:Women 18
Continent:Africa 2
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 20
Gender:Men 19
Gender:Women 19
Continent:Africa 1
Kenya and Ethiopia dominated the Boston and London marathons – pic.: wal 172619 from Pixabay

USA top sporting nation in April, ahead of Kenya, Ethiopia

April was an unusually lean month in terms of major sporting tournaments this year, with Golf, Ice Hockey and Marathon awarding the most GSN points.

Picture by Majk7 from Pixabay

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