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2020 in Review: How track queens Obiri, Kipyegon balanced family and career
By Carol Kones,
1239, December 21, 2020 (EAT)
Caro Konesin Nairobi When Covid-19 struck Kenya in March, 2020 and all sports activities came to a halt, the struggle of adjusting towards a future o...
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Kenyan trio nominated for World Athletics award
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1421, November 3, 2020 (EAT)
The Kenyan trio of world 5,000m champion Hellen Obiri, Olympic 1,500m champion Faith Kipyegon and Half Marathon world record holder Peres Jepchirchir ...
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Obiri, Chepkoech to light up Doha meet
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
2044, September 24, 2020 (EAT)
Chief Athletics Writer Fireworks are expected on Friday as a galaxy of stars renews their rivalry in the last meeting of the 2020 Diamond League seri...
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Kenyan athletes cleared to travel to France for Monaco Diamond League
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
949, August 6, 2020 (EAT)
Gilbert Kiprpotich Chief writer, athletics Kenyan athletes have been given the green light to travel to Monaco, France for the opening leg of the res...
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Olunga to challenge Kipchoge and Co for top Soya honours
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1648, January 11, 2020 (EAT)
Harambee Stars striker Michael Olunga is among five nominees shortlisted for the 2019 SOYA Male Athlete of the Year ahead of the awards gala slated fo...
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Cheruiyot dreaming of lowering Guerrouj’s longstanding record
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1340, December 31, 2019 (EAT)
World 1,500m champion Timothy Cheruiyot believes the World Record over the distance can be lowered ''when the right time comes.'' According to Cherui...
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2019 in Review: ‘Golden girl’ Chepkoech showed grit to win gold at Doha Worlds
By Carol Kones,
1547, December 23, 2019 (EAT)
Review, Caro Kones A mistake at the water jump that cost Kenya’s 3,000m steeplechase queen Beatrice Chepkoech not to win the 2017 world championshi...
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Kipruto irked by Diamond League changes
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1442, November 7, 2019 (EAT)
Olympic and double World 3000m steeplechase champion Conseslus Kipruto has urged IAAF to reconsider the removal of the 3000m steeplechase race from th...
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IAAF boss Coe excited by Kipchoge sub-2 attempt
By Reuters,
1058, September 25, 2019 (EAT)
The head of world athletics Sebastian Coe wants to end his federation’s ‘computer says no’ approach which would mean that if Kenya’s Eliud Kip...
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Obiri, Hassan, Tirop to light up 5,000m in Doha
By Agencies,
1934, September 24, 2019 (EAT)
Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands has already had an annus mirabilis – and as she approaches a possible 5000m/10,000m double in Doha it could get even...
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Road to Doha: With Dibaba out, Kipyegon, Hassan highlight 1,500m
By Agencies,
1502, September 24, 2019 (EAT)
With major question marks against all the chief contenders, predicting the outcome of the women’s 1500m with any great level of confidence is a tric...
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Road to Doha: In Manangoi’s absence, who will reign supreme in 1,500m?
By World Athletics,
1413, September 24, 2019 (EAT)
It seems wrong to describe Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen as a wunderkind, because even though he only turned 19 on 19 September, he has the attitude ...
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Hassan, Obiri lead high-powered clashes in London
By Citizen Team,
1224, July 19, 2019 (EAT)
The IAAF Diamond League resumes at the Muller Anniversary Games in London on Saturday and Sunday, the series' only two-day meeting which this year has...
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Sawe targets bigger heights at London DL
By Philip Muchiri,
1556, July 18, 2019 (EAT)
Two-time African High Jump champion Mathew Sawe is set to compete at the 10th stop of the IAAF Diamond League Series in London over the weekend. It...
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Back on track, Kipyegon prepares for Worlds
By World Athletics,
1342, July 17, 2019 (EAT)
Few athletes in global athletics can quite boast the combination of sheer success and zest for living like Faith Kipyegon. With her naturally vivac...
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Cheruiyot, Manangoi Jr shine in Monaco
By Matthews Mutai,
1638, July 13, 2019 (EAT)
World silver medalist Timothy Cheruiyot won the men's 1500m at the Herculis EBS Diamond League - a non-scoring race in the round - as he continued his...
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Lyles, Cheruiyot lead record rampage in Lausanne
By World Athletics,
1746, July 6, 2019 (EAT)
By the time Noah Lyles took to his blocks for the 200m at Lausanne’s Athletissima on Friday (5), three meeting records had already been broken at th...
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Cheruiyot targets third successive win in Lausanne
By Stephen Kiprop,
1327, July 4, 2019 (EAT)
World silver medallist Timothy Cheruiyot heads to Lausanne on Friday off the back of convincing victories in Stockholm and Stanford. The 2018 Diamo...
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Zakayo to skip All Africa Games, sets sights on World Championships
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1339, June 17, 2019 (EAT)
World Under-20 5000m champion Edward Zakayo has revealed that he may opt out of this year’s All Africa Games in preference for the World Championshi...
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Semenya denied participation in Rabat 800 metres race
By Reuters,
922, June 14, 2019 (EAT)
Caster Semenya has been denied participation in her favoured 800 metres race in Morocco, the athlete said on Thursday, despite Switzerland’s highest...
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