Tokyo organisers to delay decision on spectator limits

By Reuters,

Tokyo Olympic organisers indicated on Wednesday (April 21) that they would delay making a decision on the limit for spectators in venues, poss...

olympics , Seiko Hashimoto , Tokyo 2020

FIVB technical coaches link up with Malkia Strikers

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

Mkalla Mwambodzeroving writer Four experienced high-performance technical coaches advanced to the national women's volleyball team, Malkia Strikers h...

Brazil , FIVB , Malkia Strikers , olympics , Paul Bitok

New-look Shujaa squad is a blend to watch, says Oyoo

By John Kyanda,

Kenya Sevens Captain Nelson Oyoo says the stiff competition between the young and experienced players in the team is healthy not only for the coach in...

dubai , Innocent Simiyu , Madrid , Nelson Oyoo , Sevens , Shujaa , south africa , Tokyo Olympics

Harambee Starlets versus Zambia friendly cancelled

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

The planned friendly game between Copper Queens of Zambia and Kenya’s Harambee Starlets has been cancelled. The Football Association of Zambia ha...

Friendly , Harambee Starlets , Zambia

Sparkling Kipchoge conquers Dutch course again to win Mission Marathon

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Kenya's marathon great Eliud Kipchoge was in sparkling form on Sunday, bouncing back from the London heartache last year to win the NN Mission Maratho...

Dutch , Eliud Kipchoge , Netherlands , NN Mission Marathon

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

Japan to widen coronavirus curbs, casting fresh doubt on Olympics

By Reuters,

Japan is set to expand quasi-emergency measures to 10 regions on Friday as a fourth wave of COVID-19 cases spreads, casting more doubt on whether the ...

coronavirus , JAPAN , 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

Olympics: Russia unveils flagless uniforms for Tokyo Games

By Reuters,

Russian competitors at this year’s Tokyo Olympics will be wearing blue, red and white uniforms, but their country’s tricolour flag will not appear...

doping , olympics , russia , Tokyo 2020

Vaccinations offer hope swift return of sports, says CS Amina

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

The return of sporting activities in the country might come sooner than expected after the Government started administering COVID-19 vaccinations for ...

Tokyo Olympics might yet be cancelled due to COVID-19 – Japanese official

By Reuters,

A senior Japanese ruling party official said cancelling this year’s Olympics in Tokyo remains an option if the coronavirus crisis becomes too dire, ...

Covid-19 pandemic , olympics , Tokyo 2020

New Zealand starts vaccinating Tokyo-bound athletes

By Reuters,

New Zealand has started administering COVID-19 vaccinations to athletes ahead of their departure for the Tokyo Games, the country’s Olympics chief s...

athletes , covid-19 vaccine , Tokyo 2020

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

With 100 days to go, Tokyo scrambles to stage pandemic Olympics

By Reuters,

When Japan won the bid to host the Olympic Games eight years ago, it billed Tokyo as a reliable and secure location, contrasting it with rivals strugg...

Japana , Olympic Games , pandemic , Tokyo

Simiyu expects Injera to be available for South Africa tourney

By John Kyanda,

Kenya Sevens head coach Innocent Simiyu expects Collins Injera to be available for the next invitational tournament in South Africa after missing the ...

collins injera , Innocent Simiyu , Kenya Sevens , Shujaa

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

Bitok hails NOC-K, KVF and gov’t for seamless Olympics preps

By Jacob Icia,

Malkia Strikers head coach Paul Bitok is confident the national volleyball women's team will improve on their previous shows in the forthcoming Tokyo ...

Malkia Strikers , Paul Bitok , Tokyo Olympics