Malkia Strikers run into hotel trouble in Kampala

By Stanley Mativo,

The national women's volleyball team Malkia Strikers is fretting about the possibility of being held hostage in Kampala over unpaid hotel bills amount...

Malkia Strikers

Sparkling Malkia steamroll Ethiopia, inch closer to securing Games ticket

By Stanley Mativo,

The national women volleyball team, Malkia Strikers went one step closer to clinching the Zone Five All African Games sole ticket after steamrolling h...

All Africa Games , Ethiopia , Malkia Strikers , Zone Five All African Games

Mwangi: Kenyan athletes not serial dopers as propagated in some quarters

By Citizen Reporter,

Simon Mwangi, Communications Specialist Kenyans, and indeed the world, is still savouring last weekend’s sterling performances by some of the wor...

Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) , doping , Eliud Kipchoge , Kenyan Athletes

Athlete body says NOCs should lead on sponsorship freedom

By Reuters,

National Olympic Committees should take the lead in helping athletes win more freedom to promote their personal sponsors during Games, the head of the...

Global Athlete , National Olympic Committees , NOCK

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...

WADA lauds Kenya’s efforts in doping fight

By Citizen Team,

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) picked out Kenya as a model example for African countries in the fight against doping during the first Africa Anti...

ADAK , Africa Anti-Doping Think Tank Forum , Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) , athletics , doping , Japhter Rugut , Seychelles , WADA , World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)

Departing Kenyan team out to better World Relays record

By Charity Wanja,

Head Coach George Macharia emphasised Kenya will witness unprecedented success as the World Relays team prepared for it’s departure to Nassau on Wed...

athletics , Bahamas , Billy Kosgey , George Macharia , IAAF , Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA)

FIFA boss unworried about Russia 2018 hooligans

By AFP,

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Thursday he was not worried about hooliganism at next year's Russia World Cup, amid growing fears the tournament ...

2018 FIFA World Cup Russia , FIFA , Gianni Infantino

IOC boss Bach awaits 2017 with renewed sense of purpose

By Agencies,

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has delivered an uplifting year-end review of 2016 in which he claimed sport has shown its...

2017 , Brazil , germany , IOC , olympics , Rio , Thomas Bach

Wario pressured to quit despite stern action on Nock

By Mutwiri Mutuota,

Despite taking the unprecedented action of disbanding the National Olympics Committee-Kenya (Nock) following the Rio 2016 Olympics debacle for Team Ke...

Dr. Hassan Wario , Francis K Paul , NOCK , olympics , Rio 2016

Isaiah Kiplagat, the ‘Fundi’ who fixed Kenya’s athletics

By Mutwiri Mutuota,

Isaiah Fundi Kiplagat, who crossed the finish line in the ultimate race of life on Wednesday morning in Nairobi, is the man who almost singe-handed- l...

athletics , Athletics Kenya , David Okeyo , Isaiah Kiplagat , Joseph Kinyua

WADA declares Kenya compliant to its Code

By Citizen,

Kenya was declared compliant to the World Anti-Doping Agency Code on Thursday night in what will be a major boost for the country’s athletes barely...

ADAK , Code , doping , olympics , Rio 2016 , WADA

Shujaa, Lionesses in stringent Rio 2016 dope tests

By Bernard Ndong,

The national men’s and women’s sevens teams underwent at least three doping tests in the past two months ahead of their medal hunt at the Olympic ...

Kenya 7s , Lionesses , olympics , Rio 2016 , Shujaa

Rado officials assure Team Kenya over hiked dope tests

By Cyrus Sholim,

Regional Anti-Doping Organization (Rado) Africa Zone V officials have assured Kenyan athletes the frequent drug tests are not aimed at disrupting t...

2016 Olympics , athletics , Christine Mugera , doping , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Rado

Kenyans need no dope to win, President Uhuru says

By Charity Wanja,

President Uhuru Kenyatta had a simple message as he handed Team Kenya the national flag as they prepare to depart for Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympic...

athletics , doping , olympics , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Rio 2016 , state house , team kenya

Report finds Russia state-sponsored doping at Sochi

By Reuters,

Widespread doping and manipulation of tests by Russian athletes and officials at the Sochi Olympics, overseen by the ministry of sport, was confirmed ...

athletics , IOC , Richard McLaren , russia , Sochi Games , sports , Vitaly Stepanov , WADA , Winter Olympics

Uhuru signs amended doping bill into law

By Charity Wanja,

Kenya is now awaiting to be declared compliant to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code after President Uhuru Kenyatta signed the Anti-Doping (Amen...

ADAK , Anti-Doping Bill , athletics , doping , Dr. Hassan Wario , kenya , President Uhuru Kenyatta , WADA

WADA approves ammended anti-doping law- Wario

By Reuters,

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has approved new laws to regulate doping in Kenyan athletics, officials in the East African country said on Thursd...

anti-doping , Anti-Doping Law , athletics , doping , Dr. Hassan Wario , WADA

Senate defers Anti-Doping law debate due to quorum hitch

By Charity Wanja,

The Senate was forced to defer debate on the Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill of 2016 until Thursday following lack of quorum to approve the proposed chan...

ADAK , Anti-Doping Bill , athletics , Non-Compliance , senate , WADA

Parliament approves Anti-Doping law amendments

By Mutwiri Mutuota,

The Special Sitting of the National Assembly on Thursday unanimously approved amendments to the Anti-Doping Act of 2016 proposed by World Anti-Doping...

ADAK , athletics , doping , non-compliant , parliament , Special Sitting , WADA