North, South Korea agree to pursue joint 2032 Games bid

By Reuters,

The two Koreas have agreed to pursue a bid to co-host the 2032 Olympic Games, they said in a joint statement on Wednesday following a summit between N...

Kim Jong-un , North Korea , Pyongyang , Pyongyang Sunan International Airport , South Korea

Hiddink appointed coach of Chinese Olympic team

By Reuters,

Guus Hiddink has been tasked with ensuring China qualify for the finals of the 2020 Olympic Games football tournament after the former Real Madrid and...

2020 Olympic Games , china , Guus Hiddink , Real Madrid

Tough battle for World Team Cup slots on the cards in Mauritius

By Agencies,

The already confirmed 22 teams including continent’s powerhouses – Nigeria and Egypt are expected to battle for the 2019 ITTF World Team Cup at th...

2019 ITTF World Team Cup , 22 teams , Khaled El-Salhy , Nigeria and Egypt

Tokyo 2020 to up security with face recognition

By Philip Muchiri,

Inspired by the Fan ID used at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, Tokyo Organising Committee of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) has...

face recognition , Tokyo 2020

Kenya gets tennis boost ahead of Tokyo 2020

By Charity Wanja,

The Kenya Table Tennis Association(KTTA) received 50 tables from San Ei Corporation of Japan, an initiative that seeks to have more girls  play tabl...

Kenya Table Tennis Association (KTTA) , Tokyo 2020

Mutua to fly Kenyan flag in Danish tennis league

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya's top table tennis player Brian Mutua has landed a three-month professional training stint in Denmark starting September. Mutua, who represen...

Brian Mutua , Danish , ITTF , Tennis

‘Proud’ Semenya back on track after IAAF rule change

By AFP,

Caster Semenya will bid to move the spotlight from new IAAF rules for female athletes who have high testosterone levels firmly back to the track as th...

back , IAAF , proud , Semenya , track

Semenya offered help to fight ‘wrong’ testosterone ruling

By AFP,

Indian sprinter Dutee Chand said track and field's new rules on women's testosterone levels were "wrong" and offered legal help to Olympic champion Ca...

Caster Semenya , Dutee Chand

Australia lower boom to win Commonwealth hoops gold

By AFP,

Australia's supporting cast stepped up to capture Commonwealth Games basketball gold on Sunday as the "Boomers" battered sorry Canada 87-47 in a lopsi...

Australia , Commonwealth Games basketball gold , stepped up , supporting cast

Japan condom makers hope for 2020 Olympic lift

By AFP,

Japanese condom makers are ramping up preparations ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, seeing a golden opportunity to showcase their world-record u...

condom , olympics , Tokyo 2020 , Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Boxing could face expulsion from Games, IOC warns

By Reuters,

Boxing could be knocked out of the next Olympic Games if the International Olympic Committee is not satisfied problems with the sport’s finances and...

AIBA , Boxing , International Olympic Committee , Olympic Games , Pyeongchang

IOC ‘confident’ Tokyo 2020 venues will be ready on time

By AFP,

Tokyo organisers are back on track and will complete their 2020 Olympic venues on schedule, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Monday at t...

Olympic champion Rudisha eyes ‘main’ season 2019

By John Kyanda,

Two-time Olympic champion and World 800m record holder David Rudisha says he has recovered full fitness and is on course to mark his return to the tra...

David Rudisha

Govt pledges Sh10m to Judo association for talent development

By Charity Wanja,

The Ministry of Sports has pledged Sh 10 million to the Kenya Judo Association (KJA) for development of the sport,  as a result of their outstanding ...

16 silver and 22 bronze , agging 54 medals; 16 gold , Ambassador Kirimi Kaberia , Eastern Africa Cadet and Junior Judo Championships , outstanding performance , pledged Sh 10 million to the Kenya Judo Association , Principal Secretary , The Ministry of Sports

Ochieng, Wanjiku out to shine in Judo Championship

By Charity Wanja,

Carlos Ochieng and Hannah Wanjiku are determined to defend their titles in the second edition of the Eastern Africa Cadet and Junior Championships th...

Aim at Olympic slot , Coach Zablon Masha , Defending champions Burundi , Eastern Africa Cadet and Junior Championships , in Nairobi , Judo Championship , Ochieng , Wanjiku upbeat

Legendary Wanyoike back on track, aims at 2020 Olympics

By Philip Muchiri,

After missing the 2016 Rio Olympics Games in Brazil, Paralympics marathon record holder Henry Wainyoike is poised to make a return to the track. In...

2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo , Henry Wanyoike , JAPAN , Paralympian , record holder , return to the track

Kameta purring as boxers gear for Commonwealth

By John Mbati,

The Boxing Association of Kenya(BAK) president John Kameta is optimistic that the aspiring young boxers who will be sent to represent Kenya in the Com...

2022 , Australia , BAK , Boxing Association of Kenya , Commonwealth Gold Coast , EXPERIENCE , John Kameta , Kenya Professional Boxing Federation , oLYMPIC gMAES , YOUNG BOXERS

No way back for Sumgong after doping ban

By Philip Muchiri,

Olympic marathon champion Jemima Sumgong is set to be the first casualty of a decision by Athletics Kenya (AK) to hand life bans to Kenyan dope cheats...

ADAK , AK , Athletics Kenya , doping , IAAF , Jemima Sumgong , Marathon , olympics

Rio 2016 Olympic committee chief resigns after arrest

By AFP,

The chairman of Brazil's Olympic Committee, who helped organize the Rio 2016 Games, submitted his resignation Saturday, saying he wanted to concentrat...

Carlos Nuzman , corruption , IOC , Rio 2016

IOC to unfreeze Nock funds, suspends Noc-Brazil

By Citizen Team,

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has pledged its support for the National Olympic Committee of Kenya and suggested it will unfreeze funding t...

Brazil , Carlos Nuzman , IOC , NOCK , Paul Tergat , Thomas Bach