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. ...

PHOTOS: Kenyan paralympians protest over unpaid allowances

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Kenya Paralympics team that took part in the fourth International Athletics Meeting held in Marrakech, Morocco from the April 23-27 is stranded at...

Paralympics , team kenya

Broke Kenyan junior athletes stranded in Nairobi

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Kenya's junior athletes who competed in the just concluded Confederations of African Athletics championships held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast are stranded...

Confederations of African Athletics championships

Chebet confident of shining at senior level after Aarhus exploits

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

After being crowned the World Cross Country champion in the six-kilometre junior women race, Beatrice Chebet is now gearing to shift to the sen...

Aarhus , Beatrice Chebet , Denmark , PAUL CHEPKWONY , World Cross , World Cross Country

IAAF, spare our talented youth the bad omen

By Citizen Team,

This week’s decision by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in their Council meeting in Qatar regarding the 2020 Diamond L...

Diamond League , IAAF

Zakayo, Kipruto clash highlight North Rift X-Country

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World Under-20 5000m champion Edward Zakayo and the World under-20 10000m champion Rhonex Kipruto are set to face off for the second time in two weeks...

0000m champion Rhonex Kipruto , 5000m champion Edward Zakayo , Maralal , North Rift regional cross country , Rhonex Kipruto , Samburu County

Moraa, Momanyi to battle for honours in Kisii AK meet

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The fourth and final series of Athletics Kenya (AK) Cross Country is heading to Kisii County on Saturday. World U-18 400m silver medalist Mary Mora...

African Championships , Athletics Kenya , cross country , Jared Momanyi , Mary Moraa

Balancing between books and track: prodigy Zakayo speaks on challenges

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

For World U-20 5,000m champion Edward Pingua Zakayo, 2018 was definitely a good year; bedecked by bountiful harvest. Firstly; the Kenyan prodigy sh...

5000m , Edward Pingua Zakayo , IAAF World U-18 Championships , School , World championship

Jepkemei, Kosgei roar to victory in Kapsokwony AK meet

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Former World Junior 3,000m steeplechase champion Daisy Jepkemei and Lawi Kosgei are the winners of the third Athletics Kenya (AK) Cross Country meet h...

Why Kinyamal won’t dare attempt Rudisha’s record just yet

By Philip Muchiri,

Being a Commonwealth 800 metres champion, a race dominated by your kinsman, it should not be difficult to meet your mentor, isn't it? However, this...

800m champion , attempt record , Commonwealth Games , David Rudisha , Gold Coast champion , Wycliffe Kinyamal

Former Under-20 athlete Chepngetich is dead

By Charity Wanja,

Shock and grief has hit the Kenyan athletics fraternity following the death of Eugene World Under-20 1500m bronze medallist ​​Sheila Chepngetich K...

Sheila Chepngetich , Sheila Chepngetich Keter

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

Mutiso, Vaati toast to victories in Cross Country trials

By Enock Muswii,

Alexander Mutiso and Naomi Vaati won the men and women’s 10 kilometres races at the Cross Country trials for the Southern Region held on Saturday at...

Alexander Mutiso , Naomi Vaati , or the Southern Region , t the Cross Country trials , won

Kenya plans bid for 2023 Worlds but Chan still in limbo

By Jacob Icia,

Kenya is set to submit a bid to host the 2023 IAAF World Athletics Championships, Sports Cabinet Secretary Dr. Hassan Wario announced on Tuesday, a m...

2023 IAAF World Athletics Championships , bid , CHAN , Dr. Hassan Wario , London 2017

Kiprop, Manangoi lead Kenyan quartet into 1500m semis

By Charity Wanja,

The Kenyan quartet vying for the 1500m title at the IAAF World Championships in London capped a stellar display from the East African athletics powerh...

Asbel Kiprop , Elijah Manangoi , Hyvin Kiyeng , Ronald Kwemoi , Ruth Jebet

President Uhuru fetes Team Kenya for WU18

By Abdi Rizack,

Team Kenya for the IAAF World Under 18 championships was on Friday feted by President Uhuru Kenyatta at the State House in Nairobi. The Head of Sta...

IAAF World Under 18 Championships , kenya , President Uhuru Kenyatta , team kenya

First Lady Kenyatta receives U-20 team from Algeria

By Charity Wanja,

First Lady Margret Kenyatta led state and Athletics Kenya (AK) officials in receiving Team Kenya after a successful outing at the African U-20 Champio...

. , Algeria , Firts Lady , gold , kenya , Lekuta , Margaret Kenyatta , Medal , team , U-20

Rudisha to debut in 1000m as Kipruto pulls out

By Charity Wanja,

Two-time Olympic 800m Champion David Rudisha joins five other Olympic gold medalist at the Ostrava Golden Spike, an IAAF World Challenge Meeting in th...

10000m , 800m , Champion , David , Kipruto , medalist , Olympic , Ostrava , Rudisha