Kibiwott Kandie fires warning shot at Nairobi AK meet

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Chief athletics writer, Nyayo Stadium After a disappointing outing at the National Cross Country championships a fortnight ago, Kibiwott Kandie bounc...

AK Track and Field , Kibiwott Kandie , nyayo stadium

Tergat urges marathoners to stay focused ahead of Olympics

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) President Paul Tergat has challenged the marathon team to remain steadfast as the clock ticks down tow...

olympics , Paul Tergat , Tokyo 2020

Kenya’s best chasing Olympic qualification in Doha

By Agencies,

Four Kenya table tennis players will seek to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic games at the world singles qualification tournament in Doha Qatar from Marc...

olympics , Table Tennis

Tokyo 2020 organisers warn against big gatherings during torch relay

By Reuters,

The Tokyo Olympic Organising Committee said on Thursday they could suspend the upcoming torch relay should big gatherings raise coronavirus infection ...

COVID-19 , Tokyo 2020 , torch relay

Vaccines ‘encouraged’ but not compulsory for athletes at Tokyo: Coates

By Reuters,

Athletes are being encouraged to get vaccinated against COVID-19 ahead of the Tokyo Olympics but it will not be compulsory, IOC Vice President John Co...

IOC , John Coates , Thomas Bach , vaccines

Tokyo 2020 launches new gender equality team

By Reuters,

The new president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee said on Wednesday that it had set up a gender equality team and aimed to boost the p...

olympics , Seiko Hashimoto , Tokyo 2020

Why all-conquering Jepchirchir has her work cut out

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert KiprotichChief writer, athletics While 2020 was a year many would want to erase from their memories, for Peres Jepchirchir it was a bitter-...

Peres Jepchirchir

Malkia Strikers to hit camp in March ahead of Olympics

By Stanley Mativo,

National women’s volleyball team, Malkia Strikers, will hit the camp next month for the preparations of the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. T...

Malkia Strikers , olympics

Kipchoge to return to Hamburg

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge will be making a return to Hamburg, the place where he made his marathon debut for the NN Mission Marathon...

Eliud Kipchoge

Kenya bemoans cancellation of Olympic boxing qualifiers

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

Kenya national boxing team coach Musa Benjamin has slammed the International Olympic Committee’s decision to scrap the final boxing qualifying event...

Boxing , Tokyo 2020

Obiri eyeing double events at Tokyo Olympics

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World 5000m champion Hellen Obiri is keen to compete in both 5,000m and 10,000m events at this year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. The 31-year-ol...

Hellen Obiri , JAPAN , Olympic Games , Tokyo

Olympics: Tokyo organisers could choose new president this week

By Reuters,

Tokyo Olympic organisers could choose their new president as early as this week, a report said on Monday, after former chief Yoshiro Mori resigned ove...

New president , Tokyo Olympics , Yoshiro Mori

Kwemoi upsets Kandie to lift National Cross Country title

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

@gil_kiprotich Commonwealth Games 10000m bronze medallist Rodgers Kwemoi stunned favourites to clinch the men's 10km title at the National Cross Coun...

Kibiwott Kandie , Rodgers Kwemoi , Sheila Chelangat

Kenyan badminton team heading to Uganda

By Agencies,

The Kenya national badminton team will start the journey to qualifying for the 2022 Commonwealth games in Uganda, when they take part in the Uganda In...

Tokyo Olympics chief Mori quits over sexist remarks

By Reuters,

Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori resigned on Friday and again apologised for his sexist remarks that sparked a global outcry, leaving the troubl...

olympics , Tokyo 2020 , Yoshiro Mori

Lotto Foundation pumps Sh7m to National XC Champs

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Lotto Foundation has injected Ksh 7million to boost the National Cross Country Championships that is set for Saturday at the Ngong Race Course The ev...

Lotto , National Cross Country Championships

Tokyo 2020’s Mori to quit as he vows to end controversy

By Reuters,

The president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee, Yoshiro Mori, will resign over a sexist remark that sparked an outcry, two sources said...

olympics , sexism , Tokyo 2020 , Yoshiro Mori

IOC condemns Tokyo Games chief’s comments

By Agencies,

Comments made about women by Yoshiro Mori, the head of the Tokyo Olympics organising committee, were "absolutely inappropriate", the International Oly...

International Olympic Committee , Organising committee , Tokyo Olympics , Yoshiro Mori

Shujaa ready to cause upsets in Spain, says captain Oyoo

By John Kyanda,

Shujaa co-captain Nelson Oyoo is confident the team has the potential to cause an upset in the two tournaments that they have been invited to compete ...

Shujaa

‘Hit Squad’ coach Musa confident NOCK support will aid team preps

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

Mkalla MwambodzeChief writer, boxing The national boxing team coach Musa Benjamin has hailed the National Olympic Committee of Kenya for their suppor...

Benjamin Musa , NOCK