Tourism Board to leverage on NN Mission Marathon to market Kenya

By Agencies,

Kenya once again will over the weekend be in the global limelight as Kenyan marathoners take to the stage for a marathon at the NN Mission Marathon in...

Eliud Kipchoge , KTB , NN Mission Marathon

Diamond League season opener moved to Gateshead

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The first leg of the 2021 Diamond League series will now be held in Gateshead, England on May 23 in the latest changes announced by organisers in the ...

Diamond League

Coleman’s ban reduced by six months, will miss Olympics

By Reuters,

World 100 metres champion Christian Coleman had his two-year ban for breaching anti-doping whereabouts rules reduced to 18 months by the Court of Arbi...

Christian Coleman , doping , olympics , Tokyo 2020

Semenya open to 5,000m qualification bid for Tokyo Olympics

By Reuters,

Caster Semenya retained her 5,000 metres title at the South African Athletics Championships on Thursday and confirmed she would not be attempting to q...

Caster Semenya , olympics

Hit Squad’s Ajowi scoops Sports Personality of the Month award for March

By Agencies,

Kenya Team "Hit Squad" heavyweight Elly Ajowi has been named the LG/SJAK Sports Personality for the month of March. The National Police Service Cor...

Elly Ajowi , SJAK , Sports Personality of the Month award

Tuwei expects good show from Kenyan sprinters in Poland

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Athletics Kenya (AK) President Jackson Tuwei has challenged the Kenyan team selected for the World Relays Championships to give a good account of them...

Athletics Kenya , World Relays Championships

No reprieve for Omanyala as AK disowns sprinter

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

In form sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala’s hope of representing Kenya in the forthcoming Tokyo Olympics and other events has been quashed by Athletics Ke...

100M , Ferdinand Omanyala , Jackson Tuwei , kenya , Lagos , Nigeria , Tokyo Olympics

Tanui breaks Italian all-comers’ record in Siena

By World Athletics,

  Kenya’s Angela Tanui and Eric Kiptanui claimed victory at the Xiamen Marathon and Tuscany Camp Global Elite Race in Siena on Sunday (11), ...

Angela Tanui , Eric Kiptanui , Siena

Sports ban won’t slow down preps for World U20 – Korir

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Athletics Kenya (AK) is stepping up preparations for Team Kenya ahead of the World Under-20 Championships slated for August 17-22 in Nairobi. Despi...

Barnaba Korir , Sports ban , World Under-20 Championships

Kenya begins athlete vaccinations before Tokyo Olympics

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Ministry of Sports has kicked off a nationwide Covid-19 vaccination program that will see 3500 sportspersons and industry stakeholders inoculated ...

COVID-19 , Tokyo Olympics , vaccines

Olympics bubble camp to continue at Kasarani

By Joseph Saasia,

The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) won't shut down Team Kenya’s bubble training at Kasarani Stadium even as Covid-19 continues to ravag...

Obiri to make half marathon debut in Istanbul

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Two-time world 5000m champion Hellen Obiri is set to make her maiden appearance in half marathon at the Istanbul Half Marathon on Sunday. Obiri was...

debut , Hellen Obiri , Istanbul Half Marathon

Youngster Rono hopes to emulate Eliud Kipchoge

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

National junior cross country champion Gideon Rono wants to follow in the footsteps of world marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge. Rono, a 5,000m ...

Eliud Kipchoge , Gideon Rono

Kamworor, Kandie to clash at Istanbul Half

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Half marathon world record holder Kibiwott Kandie will renew rivalry with former record holder Geoffrey Kamworor at the Istanbul Half Marathon set for...

Geoffrey Kamworor , Kibiwott Kandie

AK postpones World Relays Championships trials

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Athletics Kenya (AK) has postponed the trials for the World Relays Championships that was slated for Saturday at the Nyayo National Stadium. The on...

Athletics Kenya , Trials , World Relay Championships

National coach Kirwa warns athletes against skipping weekend meets

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

National athletics coach Julius Kirwa has issued a stern warning to athletes who have continuously skipped the Athletics Kenya (AK) track and field me...

Athletics meet , Julius Kirwa

Otieno confident of Olympic qualification

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

National 100m record holder Mark Otieno is burning the midnight oil to ensure he seals a slot at this year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Otieno ...

Mark Otieno , olympics , Tokyo 2020

World U20 preps intensify with 2,000 athletes expected in Nairobi

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Kenya is targeting to host at least 160 countries at the World under 20 Championships slated for August 17-22 at the Moi International Sports Centre, ...

Obiri, Otieno light up AK meet at Kasarani

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World 5,000m champion Hellen Obiri  fired a warning shot to 10,000m athletes ahead of Tokyo Olympics when she emerged the winner over the distance as...

Athletics Kenya Track and Field , Hellen Obiri , Mark Otieno , MISC Kasrani

Chepngetich targets gold medal at Tokyo Olympics

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

After bagging gold medal at the 2019 World Championships in her maiden appearance for Kenya, Ruth Chepngetich is now eyeing another gold when she make...

Gold medal , Ruth Chepngetich , Tokyo Olympics