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The unfinished race: Kimetto, Jelimo to Rudisha…what went wrong?
By Isaac Swila,
1449, January 5, 2021 (EAT)
Isaac Swila in Nairobi Sandra Lamwaka in Kampala Gilbert Kiprotich in Eldoret David Rudisha is an “A class'' athlete, but it’s debata...
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Emotional reunion as AK honours Kenya’s pioneer athletes
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1958, December 15, 2020 (EAT)
Chief athletics writer, at Nyayo Stadium Emotions ran high as old friendships were rekindled at the Athletics Kenya (AK) 70th anniversary celebration...
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Tuwei optimistic ahead of World Athletics Awards
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1340, December 4, 2020 (EAT)
With the 2020 World Athletics Awards ceremony set to be held virtually on Saturday, Athletics Kenya (AK) president Jackson Tuwei is confident AK will ...
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Jepchirchir on course for World Athletics award
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1057, November 25, 2020 (EAT)
World Half marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir is among the five finalists for the Female World Athlete of the Year award 2020. In the final shortl...
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Osaka’s personal apparel collection underscores star power
By Reuters,
1324, November 19, 2020 (EAT)
As the world’s highest paid sportswoman and a three-time Grand Slam champion, Naomi Osaka is no stranger to the spotlight, but ahead of the release ...
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Semenya to take fight to European Court of Human Rights
By Reuters,
845, November 18, 2020 (EAT)
South African double Olympic 800-metre champion Caster Semenya is to take her fight with World Athletics to the European Court of Human Rights, her la...
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Kenyan trio nominated for World Athletics award
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1421, November 3, 2020 (EAT)
The Kenyan trio of world 5,000m champion Hellen Obiri, Olympic 1,500m champion Faith Kipyegon and Half Marathon world record holder Peres Jepchirchir ...
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Cheruiyot shortlisted for World Athletics award
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1414, November 2, 2020 (EAT)
World 1500m champion Timothy Cheruiyot is the only Kenyan in the ten-man shortlist for the 2020 Male World Athlete of the Year award. This year’s...
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Champions Kipchoge and Kosgei set for titanic clashes in London
By World Athletics,
1230, October 3, 2020 (EAT)
He is already the history man of marathon running but Eliud Kipchoge will be chasing another record-breaking milestone when he lines up for Sunday’s...
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Semenya loses appeal against CAS ruling over testosterone
By Reuters,
1048, September 9, 2020 (EAT)
Double Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya has lost her appeal to the Swiss Federal Tribunal (SFT) to set aside a 2019 Court of Arbitration (C...
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AK coach warns of complacency ahead of Nairobi WU20
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1028, September 1, 2020 (EAT)
The National junior team head coach Robert Ngi’sirei has warned athletes against getting complacent ahead of next year's World Under-20 Championship...
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Federer highest-paid athlete in the world
By CNN,
1124, May 30, 2020 (EAT)
Tennis star Roger Federer is the highest-paid athlete in the world, according to Forbes. The 38-year-old earned a total of $106.3 million over the ...
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All for love: Rugby fans speak on sports’ rigour
By Kenerickson Njeru,
1951, March 3, 2020 (EAT)
That many fans flock to rugby stadia is not in doubt. The interesting perspective though is that at the moment, in Kenya, there is no popular team spo...
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Kipchoge, Kosgei lead Kenyan marathon stars to Tokyo 2020
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1345, January 31, 2020 (EAT)
World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge will defend his Olympic title in Tokyo after he was selected in the Kenyan men’s marathon team for the J...
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Kenya set to name Olympic Games marathon team
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1700, January 30, 2020 (EAT)
As the clock ticks towards the Olympic Games, Athletics Kenya (AK) will Friday unveil the athletes who will represent Kenya at the Games set for Tokyo...
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‘Greatest star’ Kipchoge steals SOYA show
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1306, January 25, 2020 (EAT)
Dubbed “Night Under the Stars, with the Stars", the 16th edition of the Safaricom Sports Personality of the Year Award (SOYA) was a superb affair ...
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Kipchoge, Obiri voted best of the best at SOYA Gala
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1346, January 25, 2020 (EAT)
@thekiprotich in Mombasa It was yet another memorable night for the world marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge as he was crowned the 2019 Sports Per...
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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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Kipchoge to make return at London Marathon
By Reuters,
1225, December 15, 2019 (EAT)
Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge has chosen April’s London Marathon for his first race since becoming the first person to run a marathon in under two hours, or...
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Double feat: Kipchoge crowned World Athlete of the Year in France
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1225, November 24, 2019 (EAT)
World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge has been crowned Male World Athlete of the Year for second year in a row at the annual World Athletics gal...
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