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

SOYA organisers to host symposium in Naivasha

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Some 250 sports people across all the sports disciplines will congregate in Naivasha on Saturday for a one-day sports symposium to mark the 17th editi...

SOYA

Nock lands sponsorship from charity as Olympics nears

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (Nock) has signed a five-year partnership deal with lottery firm Kenya Charity Sweepstake (KCS) in what is a m...

NOCK , olympics

NOC-K grants scholarships to athletes in preparation for Olympics

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) on Monday issued Olympic scholarships worth Sh2.4 million to six Kenyan athletes in a bid to bolster t...

athletes , Conseslus Kipruto , games , Noc-k , Olympic scholarships , Timothy Cheruiyot , Tokyo

Kandie gunning for 10,000m glory for Kenya in Tokyo

By Reuters,

Kenya’s half marathon record holder Kibiwott Kandie says he is shifting his focus to the 10,000 metres as he looks to earn a ticket for this year’...

Kibiwott Kandie , olympics , Tokyo 2020

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 AK’s 70th anniversary celebrations

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

It's all systems go for the Athletics Kenya (AK) 70th anniversary celebrations set to be held on Tuesday at the Nyayo National Stadium. The federat...

70th anniversary celebrations , AK , Atheltics Kenya , nyayo national stadium

AK to honour Kenya’s pioneer athletes at 70th anniversary

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Kenya’s founding athletes will be the focal point when Athletics Kenya (AK) commemorates 70 years of its existence  on Tuesday. The event will a...

Athletics Kenya , Celebrate 70th anniversary , Julius Kirwa , Pioneer athletes

Tergat urges Olympic-bound teams to step up

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) President Paul Tergat has promised full support for Kenyan teams that have qualified for the coming Oly...

olympics , Paul Tergat

President Kenyatta commissions the construction of Ulinzi Sports Complex

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday commissioned the construction of the proposed Ulinzi Sports Complex which sits on 35 hectares of land in Lang’...

Lang’ata Barracks , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Ulinzi Sports Complex

Rio Scandal: DCI hands over confiscated Team Kenya kit to NOC-K

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations(DCI) on Thursday handed over kit belonging to Team Kenya which was confiscated from officials involved in t...

Directorate of Criminal Investigations(DCI) , Kit , Noc-k , Rio scandal , team kenya

Boxing fraternity mourns death of administrator Kaaria ‘Njuri Ncheke’

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

The Kenyan boxing fraternity paid glowing tribute to long serving boxing administrator Francis Kaaria ‘Nchuri Ncheke’ as he was laid to rest on Fr...

Boxing Federation of Kenya(BFK) , Burried , Died , Francis Kaaria ‘Nchuri Ncheke’ , meru county

Q&A with Ethiopian great Haile Gebrselassie

By Allen Mwazani,

During an illustrious career that spanned over two decades, Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie dazzled athletics fans across the world and utterly dominated...

Haile Gebrselassie

Sports stars rally around Otieno after COVID-19 positive test

By John Kyanda,

Sports figures led the public in posting messages of support to Musa Otieno after it was confirmed the former Harambee Stars captain had contracted co...

Musa Otieno

Review composition of Kenya Academy of Sports before rolling out grassroots programmes

By Agencies,

Simon Mwangi The Government is set to inject billions of shillings into establishment of sports academies across all the 290 constituencies from the ...

Six Kenyan athletes earn ANOCA scholarship as Tergat warns drug cheats

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Six Kenyan athletes are the first beneficiaries of the Association of National Olympics Committees of Africa (ANOCA) scholarship programme to cushion ...

ANOCA Scholarship , Paul Tergat , Six Kenyan athletes

NOCK, Kurume City to reschedule Japan camp deal

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The plan for Kenyan athletes to train in Japanese City of Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture prior to the Olympic Games will be rescheduled to new dates fol...

Francis Mutuku , JAPAN , karume , Noc-k

NOCK rolls out program to ease strain on athletes’ mental health

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) will begin hosting online conferences in order to provide psycho-social support to athletes amid the c...

athletes , COVID-19 , NOCK

The 2022 dilemma; Worlds or Commonwealth Games?

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

With the 2020 athletics calendar, both local and global already ravaged thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, the effects of the same seem to extend far...

AK , Commonwealth Games , Jackson Tuwei , kenya , World's

Kenyan athletes react to Olympics postponement

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

With Kenya having established itself as a global sporting powerhouse, the postponement of the Olympic Games is set to affect many  athletes who had s...