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The unfinished race: Kimetto, Jelimo to Rudisha…what went wrong?
By Isaac Swila,
1121, February 9, 2021 (EAT)
Isaac Swila in Nairobi Sandra Lamwaka in Kampala Gilbert Kiprotich in Eldoret David Rudisha is an “A class'' athlete, but it’s debata...
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2020 review: No respite as doping cases plague Kenyan athletes
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1529, December 31, 2020 (EAT)
Gilbert KiprotichChief athletics writer Year 2020 will go down as one to forget for Kenyan athletes owing to the high profile sanctions imposed on th...
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2020 in Review: How track queens Obiri, Kipyegon balanced family and career
By Carol Kones,
1239, December 21, 2020 (EAT)
Caro Konesin Nairobi When Covid-19 struck Kenya in March, 2020 and all sports activities came to a halt, the struggle of adjusting towards a future o...
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Kenyan trio nominated for World Athletics award
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1421, November 3, 2020 (EAT)
The Kenyan trio of world 5,000m champion Hellen Obiri, Olympic 1,500m champion Faith Kipyegon and Half Marathon world record holder Peres Jepchirchir ...
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Cheptegei aims to end dream year on a high at WA Half Marathon
By Agencies,
1556, October 14, 2020 (EAT)
When the gun sounds for the men’s race at the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships Gdynia 2020 on Saturday (17), all eyes will be on an ath...
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Obiri, Chepkoech to light up Doha meet
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
2044, September 24, 2020 (EAT)
Chief Athletics Writer Fireworks are expected on Friday as a galaxy of stars renews their rivalry in the last meeting of the 2020 Diamond League seri...
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Former head of global athletics Diack gets jail for corruption
By Reuters,
1759, September 16, 2020 (EAT)
Lamine Diack, the former head of world athletics’ governing body, was convicted in France on Wednesday of corruption in a Russian doping scandal and...
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Kenyan athletes cleared to travel to France for Monaco Diamond League
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
949, August 6, 2020 (EAT)
Gilbert Kiprpotich Chief writer, athletics Kenyan athletes have been given the green light to travel to Monaco, France for the opening leg of the res...
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SWILA: Continued doping test failures a stain on Kenya’s athletic prowess
By Isaac Swila,
1222, July 26, 2020 (EAT)
Isaac Swilain Nairobi A dark cloud hangs over the future of Kenyan athletics if the fragrant and continued violation of anti-doping rules by the athl...
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Former marathon record holder Kipsang banned for four years
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1734, July 3, 2020 (EAT)
Former marathon world record holder Wilson Kipsang, has been banned for four years for whereabouts failures and tampering by providing false evidence ...
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New dates for World U20 Championships to be released next month
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
940, June 26, 2020 (EAT)
New dates for the postponed World Under-20 Championships will be known next month. The global event was earlier scheduled to be held on July 7-12 a...
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Organisers hopeful of making Hamburg Marathon happen
By World Athletics,
1238, June 25, 2020 (EAT)
Organisers of the Haspa Hamburg Marathon announced that the World Athletics Gold Label road race is scheduled to go ahead on September 13 with both ...
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Former athletics chief Diack in French court for corruption trial
By Reuters,
1526, June 8, 2020 (EAT)
Lamine Diack, the disgraced former head of world athletics’ governing body, arrived in a French courtroom on Monday for the start of a trial on char...
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Eliud Kipchoge, DPP Noordin Haji listed among top 50 African disruptors
By Ian Omondi,
1628, May 29, 2020 (EAT)
Four Kenyans are among 50 personalities across the continent listed by a leading publication for their efforts in transforming their various fields. ...
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Chepngetich’s Ngong training regime echoes the determination in her belly
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1353, May 8, 2020 (EAT)
Gilbert KiprotichChief Athletics Writer For world marathon champion Ruth Chepngetich, discipline and focus are the two underlining principles that ke...
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The dire effects of Covid-19 on Kenya’s sports journalists
By Isaac Swila,
1952, August 20, 2020 (EAT)
SPECIAL REPORT Isaac Swila Under normal circumstances, Jacob Icia, Gilbert Kiprotich, Ernest Mkalla, Geoffrey Mwamburi, Godfrey Ashiali, Luqm...
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Kasarani to be closed yet again for renovations ahead of World U20
By Harold Odoro,
1557, March 11, 2020 (EAT)
The Moi International Sports Centre Kasarani will for the umpteenth time be closed for renovations from Monday next week to give the facility a new lo...
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Obiri steeling herself for Tokyo Olympics
By Reuters,
1649, February 20, 2020 (EAT)
Kenyan runner Hellen Obiri was exhausted and discouraged five months ago, after placing a disappointing fifth in the 10,000 metres race in Doha. She w...
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World Athletics to tighten shoe rules after controversy
By Reuters,
1404, January 24, 2020 (EAT)
Athletics’ ruling body will tighten regulations governing shoe technology, two sources familiar with the matter said, after Nike’s popular Vaporfl...
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CS Amina says ‘monster’ Nyayo to be complete in March
By Harold Odoro,
1951, January 22, 2020 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage to ensure the country's top stadia are completed by March this year ...
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