Ndingiti eager to kick-start season at Eldoret AK meet

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World Under 18 race walking bronze medallist Dominic Ndingiti is eyeing a strong start to the season at the first Athletics Kenya (AK) Track and Field...

Athletics Kenya , Dominic Ndingiti. , Track and Field , University of Eldoret

AK conducts anti-doping seminar ahead of national championship

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Athletics Kenya (AK) on Friday conducted an anti-doping seminar for all competing athletes in Saturday’s national cross-country championship to be h...

AK , Athletics Kenya , Geoffrey Kamworor , kenya police service , Ngong Race Course

Why I set up Kapchemoiywo camp­, legend Jepkosgei speaks out

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert Kiprotich The dwindling fortunes of Kenya in short and middle distance races led former world 800m champion Janeth Jepkosgei to think outsi...

Janeth Jepkosgei , Kapchemoiywo training camp , Nandi County

Newly-wed Bett, Chepkemoi triumph in Iten Cross Country

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

There was no better way for the recently wedded Leonard Kipkemoi Bett to open Year 2020 than to win the fifth leg of Athletics Kenya Cross Country mee...

Athletics Kenya Cross Country , Betty Chepkemoi , Elgeyo Marakwet County , Iten , Leonard Kipkemoi Bett , WIN

Algeria readies for 2020 African Championships

By World Athletics,

Next June the best of Africa’s athletes will converge on the Algerian capital Algiers for the 22nd African Championships in Athletics. The stakes...

2020 African Championships , Algeria

2019 in Review: Juniors held their own to light up African Games

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

  Review, Gilbert Kiprotich With many elite athletes opting out of this year’s African Games in favour of the World Athletics Championships, junio...

2019 in Review , All Africa Games , Junior athletes , Morocco , Rabat

Mogonga High School, the breeding ground of Kenya’s sprint talents

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert Kiprotich in Kisii Discussions bordering  on sprints in Kenya can never be complete without a mention of Mogonga High School in Kisii County...

athletes , Athletics Kenya , Camp , Haron Onchong’a , Mogonga High School , sprint

Despite humble background, young Krop defies the odds to shine

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

After a breakthrough year that saw him clinch silver at the Africa Youth Championships and reach the finals at the World Championships, Jacob Kiprop h...

Africa Youth Championships , Chewoyet , Jacob Krop

Junior athletes heighten preps ahead of World Under-20

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

As the World Under-20 Championships draws closer, junior athletes are stepping up preparations towards the global event slated for July 7-12 in Nairob...

Athletics Kenya , World Under-20 Championship

Athletics Kenya, KMSF among federations nominated for SOYA honours

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya Sports Federation of the Deaf (KSFD) and Kenya Tong-Il Moo-Do Federation will battle Athletics Kenya and Kenya Motor Sports Federation for the S...

Athletics Kenya , Federation of the Year , KSFD , SOYA

Elite athletes set to battle it out at AK Cross County in Machakos

By Philip Muchiri,

A large number of elite athletes are expected to take part in the first Athletics Kenya (AK) Cross Country meeting at the Machakos Teachers Training C...

AK , athletes , cross country , machakos

Kibet, Jepkemei win Ndalat Gaa Cross Country titles

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Michael Kibet and Daisy Jepkemei are the winners of the 11th edition of the Isaiah Kiplagat Memorial Ndalat Gaa Cross-Country held Saturday in Ndalat,...

Daisy Jepkemei , Michael Kibet , Ndalat Gaa Cross Country

From humble beginnings: The rise and rise of Eliud Kipchoge

By Citizen Team,

Stanley Mativo &  Gilbert Kiprotich   The greatest marathoner of the modern era Eliud Kipchoge has proved to the world that it’s only ...

Eliud Kipchoge , Marathon , rise

Analysis: We sowed sparingly in Malkia, we reaped as much

By Stanley Mativo,

  Analysis, Stanley Mativo Buoyed by last month’s African Games triumph in Morocco, national women’s volleyball team, Malkia Strikers had ...

JAPAN , Malkia Strikers , World cup

Kenya bids to host 2025 IAAF World Championships

By Philip Muchiri,

Philip Muchiri in Doha, Qatar Kenya has placed a bid to host the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Nairobi, an attempt that could see the country...

2025 IAAF World Championships , kenya , Nairobi

Tuwei urges athletes to plan career progression as team returns from Morocco

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Athletics Kenya (AK) President Jackson Tuwei has urged athletes to consider gradual transition from track to road races, to avoid 'premature deaths' i...

Athletics Kenya , Medals , president jackson tuwei

2019 All African Games hits and misses

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert Kiprotich in Rabat, Morocco The 12th edition of the African Games came to a close officially on Saturday with Kenya ranking seventh on the co...

All African Games

Injury free Manangoi, Yego set eyes on Worlds

By Jacob Icia,

Fully fit again World 1,500m champion Elijah Manangoi has told his rivals to be ready for tough battle in Doha, Qatar when the global competition star...

Elijah Manangoi , Julius Yego

Kirui ready to defend World Marathon title

By Philip Muchiri,

Kenya’s marathon team to this year’s World Athletics Championship in Doha, Qatar is set for residential training starting on August 3 in Kaptagat,...

Geoffrey Kirui

Obiri leads strong Prefontaine Classic field

By Stephen Kiprop,

World 5000m champion Hellen Obiri highlights top entries for the Prefontaine classic at the Eugene/Stanford IAAF Diamond League slated for June 30. ...