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AK supremo Tuwei hails Meru County for staging ‘organized’ race
By Alex Kinyua,
1420, February 24, 2020 (EAT)
Athletics Kenya president Retired General Jackson Tuwei has lauded the Meru County government for a ‘well organized’ mountain running event that w...
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Obiri steeling herself for Tokyo Olympics
By Reuters,
1649, February 20, 2020 (EAT)
Kenyan runner Hellen Obiri was exhausted and discouraged five months ago, after placing a disappointing fifth in the 10,000 metres race in Doha. She w...
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Special device to monitor air quality at Nairobi WU20
By World Athletics,
1851, February 14, 2020 (EAT)
The World Athletics U20 Championships Nairobi 2020 will be the first global track and field championships where air quality will be measured and analy...
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Felix sets sights on fifth Olympics after year of change
By Reuters,
1738, February 7, 2020 (EAT)
With a possible fifth Olympics in her sights, Allyson Felix faces a year unlike any other - yet the goal in many ways is the same, especially as an at...
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Kipchoge’s sub-two shoe ‘legal’ under new rules
By Reuters,
1123, February 7, 2020 (EAT)
Nike said the Alphafly shoe worn by Eliud Kipchoge to break the two-hour marathon barrier would be legal under World Athletics' new rules and that wid...
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Nike Vaporfly shoe escapes ban
By Reuters,
1527, February 1, 2020 (EAT)
Nike Vaporfly shoes used to run the world’s first sub-two hour marathon will be banned from professional sport under a landmark decision on Friday t...
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Nike Vaporfly shoes set to escape ban – report
By Agencies,
1318, January 29, 2020 (EAT)
World Athletics will not be imposing a blanket ban on the controversial hi-tech Nike Vaporflys that have transformed athletics when it announces its l...
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All systems go ahead of SOYA Gala in Mombasa
By Agencies,
1459, January 24, 2020 (EAT)
The 16th edition of 2019 Safaricom Sports Personality of the Year Awards (SOYA) Gala goes down on Friday night at the Mombasa Sports Club. Themed ...
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World Athletics to tighten shoe rules after controversy
By Reuters,
1404, January 24, 2020 (EAT)
Athletics’ ruling body will tighten regulations governing shoe technology, two sources familiar with the matter said, after Nike’s popular Vaporfl...
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Cherono, Degefa to defend Boston titles
By Citizen Team,
1142, January 23, 2020 (EAT)
The Boston Marathon title holders Lawrence Cherono and Worknesh Degefa will return to defend their crowns at the World Athletics Platinum Label road r...
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MWANGI: Kenya can never go the Russian way
By Citizen Reporter,
2114, January 20, 2020 (EAT)
Simon Mwangi in the UK On January 14th an interesting opinion piece was penned in The Times, a UK based newspaper, by Rick Broadbent titled: “Is it...
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Why a ban on Vaporfly shoe could boost Nike’s bottom line
By Reuters,
1447, January 17, 2020 (EAT)
A controversy over Nike’s hyper-advanced Vaporfly shoes that some say give runners an unfair advantage could boost sales, especially among amateurs ...
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Bekele to face Eliud Kipchoge in mouthwatering London showdown
By Agencies,
1310, January 17, 2020 (EAT)
Fireworks are expected at this year’s London marathon after organisers added the three-time Olympic gold medallist Kenenisa Bekele to the star-studd...
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Why I set up Kapchemoiywo camp, legend Jepkosgei speaks out
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1544, January 15, 2020 (EAT)
Gilbert Kiprotich The dwindling fortunes of Kenya in short and middle distance races led former world 800m champion Janeth Jepkosgei to think outsi...
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Ethiopian pair to challenge Kipchoge in London
By World Athletics,
1153, January 15, 2020 (EAT)
Mosinet Geremew and Mule Wasihun, the Ethiopian duo who pushed the legendary Eliud Kipchoge to the limit at the 2019 Virgin Money London Marathon, hav...
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Obiri and Kifle favourites in Elgoibar
By World Athletics,
734, January 12, 2020 (EAT)
At a press conference on Wednesday, elite race manager Zigor Díez announced the names of the athletes in contention at the 77th Cross Internacional J...
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2019 in Review: Juniors held their own to light up African Games
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1450, December 26, 2019 (EAT)
Review, Gilbert Kiprotich With many elite athletes opting out of this year’s African Games in favour of the World Athletics Championships, junio...
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Year 2019: Citizen Digital sports writers pick their highlights
By Citizen Team,
048, December 25, 2019 (EAT)
The year 2019, like many before it, has has its fair share of sporting drama. Records have been broken in several races across world capitals, while t...
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Kemboi to light up Ol Kalau race
By Philip Muchiri,
1743, December 20, 2019 (EAT)
Fresh from winning the 10km senior men race in the second AK Cross Country Series in Sotik, Bomet County a week ago Nyahururu based Allan Kemboi is ex...
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Cherono, Degefa to defend Boston Marathon titles
By World Athletics,
1104, December 18, 2019 (EAT)
Reigning champions Lawrence Cherono and Worknesh Degefa head a list of eight past winners who’ll line up for the 124th edition of the Boston Maratho...
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