Olympics-bound Kenyan team to train at COVID-19 bubble

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

With only 197 days remaining to the start of the postponed Tokyo Olympics, the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) has disclosed plans to laun...

COVID-19 , olympics

All set for Ol Kalou Cross Country

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

A high turnout of athletes is expected at the third and final leg of Athletics Kenya (AK) Cross Country series set for Saturday in Ol Kalou, Nyandarua...

Athletics Kenya , Lawrence Miano , Nyandarua County , Ol Kalou Cross Country

County gov’ts urged to partner with AK to build athletics camps

By Bernard Rotich,

County governments have been urged to partner with Athletics Kenya (AK) to build world class athletics camps across the country. Kennedy Tonui, the...

Atheltics Kenya , Athletics Camps , COUNTY GOVERNMENTS , Kennedy Tonui

AK, AIU target juniors in anti-doping programme

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Athletics Kenya (AK) will  train their focus on the junior athletes as the annual athletes’ conference kicks off on Wednesday in Kitale, Trans Nzoi...

anti-doping , Athletics Kenya , Barnaba Korir , World Under-20 Championships

Rono shines as World Under-20 trials begin

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Africa 3000m junior bronze medallist Gideon Rono won the 5000m race as the preliminary trials for the World Under-20 Championships kicked off Friday a...

Juniors fired up for WU20 Trials

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Fireworks are expected when the Athletics Kenya (AK) preliminary trials for the World Under-20 Championships kicks off on Friday at the Nyayo National...

502 juniors to compete at World Under-20 trials

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Some 502 junior athletes will congregate at the Nyayo Stadium on Friday for a two-day pre-trial event for the World Under-20 Championships. The nat...

Junior athletes , nyayo stadium , Pre-trial event , World Under-20 Championships

AK coach warns of complacency ahead of Nairobi WU20

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The National junior team head coach Robert Ngi’sirei has warned athletes against getting complacent ahead of next year's World Under-20 Championship...

Nairobi World Under-20

SWILA: Continued doping test failures a stain on Kenya’s athletic prowess

By Isaac Swila,

Isaac Swilain Nairobi A dark cloud hangs over the future of Kenyan athletics if the fragrant and continued violation of anti-doping rules by the athl...

ADAK , doping , Elijah Manangoi , WADA , Wilson Kipsang

Kirwa: Diamond League races litmus test for athletes

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

National athletics head coach Julius Kirwa has said the upcoming Diamond League season will help coaches gauge the level of fitness of athletes after ...

Julius Kirwa

North Eastern athletes tell tales of struggle

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert Kiprotich    in Garissa While it is almost a routine to meet an athlete in the Rift Valley region doing a morning run at the crack of dawn,...

athletes , Athletics Kenya , garissa , Mandera , North and North Eastern Development Initiative , Wajir

New dates for World U20 Championships to be released next month

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

New dates for the postponed World Under-20 Championships will be known next month. The global event was earlier scheduled to be held on July 7-12 a...

Jackson Tuwei , Kasarani , Moi International Sports Centre , World Under-20 Championships

Southern region athletes get food aid

By Stanley Mativo,

Former world marathon record holder Patrick Makau on Tuesday led other retired athletes drawn from Machakos, Makueni and Kitui counties in distributin...

athletes , Covid-19 pandemic

Youngsters at Lemotit Camp fired-up for World Under-20

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Athletes at Lemotit Camp in Londiani, Kericho County are staying focused for the World Under-20 Championships despite Covid-19 disruptions. The eve...

athletes , Lemotit Camp , WORLD UNDER-20 , youngsters

Edna Jebitok hungry as before for World Under-20 title

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert Kiprotich   in Nakuru World Under-20 1500m champion Edna Jebitok is not letting go of her dream to clinch her maiden gold medal in the worl...

Edna Jebitok , Keringet Camp , World Under-20 1500m champion

Keberesi Camp: Athletes keep World Under-20 dream despite Covid-19

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert Kiprotich in Kisii The unprecedented outbreak of coronavirus might have put on hold dreams of upcoming athletes at Keberesi Training Camp but...

Keberesi Training Camp , World Under-20 Championships

How Covid-19 put dreams on hold at Torongo camp

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

As the 2020 season kicked off, everything seemed to work out just fine for  athletes at Torongo Athletics Camp, before the unprecedented spread of co...

Agnes Jebet , COVID-19 , Gedion Rono , Junior athletes , Torongo Athletics Camp , Torongo Camp

Chepkosgei, Kipyego bemoan World Under-20 postponement

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Africa Youth 800m silver medalist Sheila Chepkosgei was left to rue the postponement of the World Under-20 Championships. The biannual event which ...

IAAF World Under-20 Championships , SheilA Chepkosgei

How Covid-19 put dreams on hold at Torongo Camp

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

As the 2020 season kicked off everything seemed normal for athletes from the Torongo Athletics Camp before the coronavirus pandemic struck, putting a ...

Covid-19 pandemic

AK rolls out stimulus package to cushion upcoming athletes

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert Kiprotich Chief Athletics Writer Athletics Kenya (AK) has started rolling out a stimulus package to support junior athletes  in the wake of ...

Athletics Kenya(AK) , Barnaba Korir , Junior athletes , Stimulus package