Chelangat eyeing top prize at Police Cross Country

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

National Cross Country Champion Sheila Chelangat will be going for nothing short of victory when the National Police Service Cross Country Championshi...

Moraa, Omanyala steal show at AK relay meet

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

It was a spectacular sight to behold as athletics bigwigs from disciplined forces and civilians congregated on Saturday at the Nyayo National Stadium ...

Ferdinand Omanyala , Mary Moraa

Camp early for 10,000m Olympics gold, advises Letting

By Jacob Icia,

Jacob Iciain Nairobi Veteran athletics coach David Letting has called upon Athletics Kenya and the National Olympics Committee, to co-opt expert tact...

10000m , Athletics Kenya , David Letting , gold , Naftali Temu , Noc-k , Tokyo Olympics

AK issues running shoes to junior athletes ahead of World U20

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Junior athletes at Tiloa Athletics Training Camp in Kuresoi North, Nakuru County got a massive shot in the arm in their preparations for the World Und...

Athletics Kenya , Barnaba Korir , shoes , World Under-20 Championship

Olympic hurdles champion McNeal suspended for violating anti-doping rules

By Reuters,

American Olympic 100 metres hurdles gold medallist Brianna McNeal has been charged and provisionally suspended for violating World Athletics’ Anti-D...

Brianna McNeal

Mneria braced for Prisons Cross Country title defence

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Charles Mneria is raring to defend his 10km title at the Kenya Prisons Cross Country Championships set for Saturday at the Prisons Staff Training Coll...

Charles Mneria , Prisons Cross country

Athletics Kenya relay series kicks off in Nairobi

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Athletics Kenya (AK) relay series kicked off on Saturday at the Nyayo National Stadium with three other legs lined up ahead of the World Relay Cha...

Athletics Kenya

Former relay champion Kipketer hit with two-year ban

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Former world junior 800m champion Alfred Kipketer has been handed a two-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for whereabouts failures- an an...

AIU , Alfred Kipketer , ban , whereabouts failures

The unfinished race: Kimetto, Jelimo to Rudisha…what went wrong?

By Isaac Swila,

Isaac Swila in Nairobi Sandra Lamwaka in Kampala Gilbert Kiprotich in Eldoret David Rudisha is an “A class'' athlete, but it’s debata...

Alfred Kirwa Yego , David Rudisha , Dorcas Inzikiru , Pamela Jelimo , Unfinished Race

All set for Ol Kalou Cross Country

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

A high turnout of athletes is expected at the third and final leg of Athletics Kenya (AK) Cross Country series set for Saturday in Ol Kalou, Nyandarua...

Athletics Kenya , Lawrence Miano , Nyandarua County , Ol Kalou Cross Country

2020 review: No respite as doping cases plague Kenyan athletes

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

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...

Daniel Wanjiru , Doping offences , Elijah Manangoi , kenya , Kenyan Athletes , Wherebouts failure , Wilson Kipsang

2020 in Review: How track queens Obiri, Kipyegon balanced family and career

By Carol Kones,

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...

2020 in Review , 5000m champion , COVID-19 , Faith Kipyegon , Hellen Obiri , YEAR IN REVIEW

Obiri seeks to extend XC dominance at Nandi meet

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World Cross Country champion Hellen Obiri will be seeking to extend her dominance at the second Cross Country meet set to be held on Saturday at the K...

Helen Obiri

Jepchirchir, Chepngetich added to RAK Half Marathon line-up

By World Athletics,

The fields for the Ras Al Khamimah Half Marathon continue to go from strength to strength with world champions Peres Jepchirchir and Ruth Chepngetich ...

Peres Jepchirchir , Ras Al Khamimah Half Marathon , Ruth Chepngetich

World indoor championships in China postponed again

By Reuters,

The World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China have been pushed back again to March 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the sport's global ...

Covid-19 pandemic , Nanjing , World Athletics Indoor Championships

County gov’ts urged to partner with AK to build athletics camps

By Bernard Rotich,

County governments have been urged to partner with Athletics Kenya (AK) to build world class athletics camps across the country. Kennedy Tonui, the...

Atheltics Kenya , Athletics Camps , COUNTY GOVERNMENTS , Kennedy Tonui

Kandie, Jepchirchir shift focus to Olympics after Valencia heroics

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Half marathon world record holders Kibiwott Kandie and Peres Jepchirchir are now eyeing next year’s Olympics Games after a successful outing in Vale...

Kibiwott Kandie , olympics , Peres Jepchirchir , Valencia

Junior athletes hail AK, AIU for anti-doping training

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Upcoming athletes have lauded Athletics Kenya (AK) for introducing an anti-doping seminar which focused on the budding athletes. The four-day seminar...

anti-doping seminar , Athletics Kenya , Junior athletes

Win clean – AK, AIU tell Kenyan athletes at seminar

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Run clean and win clean- was the clarion call as some 35 athletes drawn from Western and North Rift regions converged in Kitale as the four-day virtua...

AIU , Atheltics Integrity Unit , Athletics Kenya , Jackson Tuwei , training , Winning clean

AK, AIU target juniors in anti-doping programme

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Athletics Kenya (AK) will  train their focus on the junior athletes as the annual athletes’ conference kicks off on Wednesday in Kitale, Trans Nzoi...

anti-doping , Athletics Kenya , Barnaba Korir , World Under-20 Championships