Mwendwa, Kaveke toast to victories at Southern region X-Country

By Stanley Mativo,

The 2018 Tanger Half Marathon champion Stephen Mwendwa and last year’s World Half Marathon bronze medalist Pauline Kaveke reigned supreme at the Ath...

Athletics Kenya (AK) Southern Region Cross Country , Machakos grounds , Pauline Kaveke , Stephen Mwendwa

Fit-again Mwangangi sets eyes on Japan 2020

By Stanley Mativo,

The 2014 World Indoor 3,000m champion Caleb Mwangangi is plotting a comeback in next year after shaking off his career-threatening back injury which h...

Caleb Mwangangi

Zakayo brings home Kenya’s second medal at GC2018

By Charity Wanja,

Teenager Edward Zakayo battled through an experienced line of opposition as he raced to a bronze finish in the men's 5000m, delivering Kenya's second ...

Commonwealth Games , Edward Zakayo , Gold Coast 2018

All set for Thange Cross Country

By Stanley Mativo,

Its all systems go for this year’s second edition of Kenya Pipeline Thange Cross Country slated for Tuesday  December  12 at Maikuu Primary School...

All systems go , Athletics Kenya sanctioned-event , K first vice-president Paul Mutwii , Kenya Pipeline Thange Cross Country

Top Kenyans skip Lausanne Diamond League Leg

By Charity Wanja,

Top Kenya athletes have withdrawn from the  Lausanne Diamond League leg  as the IAAF World Championships draws closer on August 4-13th. However, Mos...

Rivalries electrify Paris Diamond League meeting

By Charity Wanja,

The IAAF Diamond League season resumed after a two-week break in Paris, France on Saturday, as Olympics and World Champions graced the meeting. Jo...

2015 IAAF World Championships , Alfred Kipketer , Beatrice Chepkoech , Faith Chepng’etich , Ferguson Rotich , Former world athletics (IAAF) president Lamine Diack , Hyvin Kiyeng , IAAF Diamond League , Paris Diamond League , Ronald Kwemoi

Top athletes grace World Championships trials

By Charity Wanja,

Top Kenyan athletes graced the first day of the trails for the IAAF World Athletics Championships in London slated for August 4th to 13th. Former ...

Agnes Jebet Tirop , Caleb Mwangangi , Cyrus Ruto , IAAF , IAAF World Athletics Championships , Vivian Cheruiyot , World Championships

Kenyans eyes Farah scalp, Kiprop out to dominate Eugene DL

By Charity Wanja,

The 5,000m men’s race is poised to be a mouthwatering contest with seven Kenyans on the entry list at the third League meeting in Eugene, Oregon on ...

Asbel Kiprop , athletics , Elijah Manangoi , Eugene Diamond League

Yego admits fitness fears but nerved for London

By Charity Wanja,

World javelin champion Julius Yego assured he will hit peak form in time for the IAAF World Athletics Championships in London after cruising to victor...

August , Directorate of Criminal Investigations (CID) , IAAF World Championships , Javelin , Julius Yego , Kenya Police Service Championships , London. , World champion

Stars grace Thika AK meet ahead of Diamond League

By Charity Wanja,

Olympians and world medalist graced the third Athletics Kenya (AK) meeting series in Thika at Kiambu County to test their training progress ahead of t...

AK , athletics , Athletics Kenya , Bernard Mosonik , Diamond League , Geoffrey Barosei , IAAF Diamond League , Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) , Peter Muindi

Top guns welcome anti-doping move, AK invites 108 for seminar

By Charity Wanja,

Top athletes have welcomed the initiative taken by Athletics Kenya (AK) to involve the Kenyan Doctors Network in a bid to stem the spike in doping cas...

Abel Kirui , AK , athletics , Dickson Chumba , doping , eldoret , Rita Jeptoo

Flashback 2016: Cheruiyot finally blasts to Olympics gold

By Mutwiri Mutuota,

Kenyans celebrated the ascendancy of Vivian Cheruiyot to the coveted Olympics gold medal after a stellar 16 year career in a 2016 where Britain’s Mo...

10000m , 5000m , Almaz Ayana , athletics , Distance running , Mo Farah , olympics , Paul Tanui , Vivian Cheruiyot

Kenya flops in men’s 5000m at Rio Olympics

By Edward Mokuah,

Kenya’s hopes of earning medals in the men’s 5000m at the ongoing Rio 2016 Olympic Games suffered a major blow after Beijing World Championships s...

Rio Olympics Schedule: Day 12 and 13

By Koome Kimonye,

Kenya will be seeking to garner more medals at the ongoing Rio Olympics at the Rio de Janiero, Brazil. Several elite athletes will be representing ...

Chaos as Yego’s ticket to Rio goes missing

By Charity Wanja,

Travel plans of the third batch of Team Kenya to the Rio 2016 Olympics were thrown into disarray on Sunday morning when athletes initially boycotted ...

Julius Yego , olympics , Rio 2016

‘They ask me why I’m running, I tell them Caleb Ndiku!’

By Charity Wanja,

That is the refrain of the rap song belted by Machakos Kyalo that is all about Beijing World Championships silver winner, Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku and ...

athletics , Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku , Machakos Kyalo , Mo Farah , olympics , Rio 2016

Kenya selects provisional squad of 52 for Rio

By Charity Wanja,

“Rio, here we come!” was the simple message Beijing 2008 and three-time world medallist wrote on his Facebook page after his place in the 2016 Sum...

athletics , kenya , olympics , Rio 2016 , william ruto

Eldoret rolls out red carpet as crowds swallow Kipchoge Stadium

By Mutwiri Mutuota,

Eldoret left no doubt that it is the ‘City of Champions’ as tens of thousands turned out to witness the first day of the AK/Nock Rio 2016 Olympics...

athletics , eldoret , Rio 2016 , Trials

‘The Buffalo’ Mwangangi charges through to Rio

By Mutwiri Mutuota,

Caleb ‘The Buffalo’ Mwangangi will get another chance to charge at British double distance champion, Mo Farah when he timed his finish to perfecti...

Caleb Mwangangi , Isaiah Kiplangat Koech , Men 5000m , Mo Farah , Rio 2016 Olympics

On your marks! AK releases Olympic Trials invitees

By Mutwiri Mutuota,

Athletics Kenya has released a star-studded list of 213 athletes who have been invited for the June 30 and July 1 Rio 2016 Trials in Eldoret having qu...

athletics , Athletics Kenya , David Rudisha , Ezekiel Kemboi , olympics , Rio 2016