Kenyan team to remain in camp despite postponed championship

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Kenyan team for the Africa Cross Country Championships will remain in residential training camp despite the postponement of the Africa Cross Champ...

African Cross Country Championships

SOYA: Olunga, Jepchirchir crowned Most Valuable athletes at gala

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Harambee Stars striker Michael Olunga and half marathon world record holder Peres Jepchirchir are the winners of the 2020 Outstanding Sports Personali...

2020 Soya Awards , Michael Olunga , Peres Jepchirchir

AK supremo Tuwei expects stiff competition at National XC

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert KiprotichChief athletics writer Athletics Kenya (AK) President Jackson Tuwei is expecting stiff competition at the National Cross Country Cha...

Africa Cross Country Championships , Athletics Kenya , Jackson Tuwei , Lome , National Cross Country Championships , Ngong Race Course , Togo

Olympic cancellation would be a ‘tragedy’ – AK chief Tuwei

By Kiprotich Kimetto,

The Athletics Kenya (AK) president Jackson Tuwei has said cancellation of the Olympics would cast a huge mental burden upon athletes as he backed the ...

Jackson Tuwei , olympics , Tokyo 2020

The unfinished race: Kimetto, Jelimo to Rudisha…what went wrong?

By Isaac Swila,

Isaac Swila in Nairobi Sandra Lamwaka in Kampala Gilbert Kiprotich in Eldoret David Rudisha is an “A class'' athlete, but it’s debata...

Alfred Kirwa Yego , David Rudisha , Dorcas Inzikiru , Pamela Jelimo , Unfinished Race

2020 review: No respite as doping cases plague Kenyan athletes

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert KiprotichChief athletics writer Year 2020 will go down as one to forget for Kenyan athletes owing to the high profile sanctions imposed on th...

Daniel Wanjiru , Doping offences , Elijah Manangoi , kenya , Kenyan Athletes , Wherebouts failure , Wilson Kipsang

All set for AK’s 70th anniversary celebrations

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

It's all systems go for the Athletics Kenya (AK) 70th anniversary celebrations set to be held on Tuesday at the Nyayo National Stadium. The federat...

70th anniversary celebrations , AK , Atheltics Kenya , nyayo national stadium

Tuwei optimistic ahead of World Athletics Awards

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

With the 2020 World Athletics Awards ceremony set to be held virtually on Saturday, Athletics Kenya (AK) president Jackson Tuwei is confident AK will ...

Athletics Kenya (AK) , awards , Jackson Tuwei , World Athletics

Win clean – AK, AIU tell Kenyan athletes at seminar

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Run clean and win clean- was the clarion call as some 35 athletes drawn from Western and North Rift regions converged in Kitale as the four-day virtua...

AIU , Atheltics Integrity Unit , Athletics Kenya , Jackson Tuwei , training , Winning clean

Kipngeno, Kanda toast to victories at Mountain Running Championships

By Festus Lango,

Patrick Kipngéno of Nakuru County clocked 50:37.05 minutes to win the men’s 10km race at the Mountain Running Championship held Sunday in the count...

Athletics Kenya , Beatrice Cheserek , Francisca Kanda , Judith Korir , Mountain Running Championship , Patrick Kipng’eno

AK to host Mountain Running championship in Naivasha

By Agencies,

Naivasha is set to host the Athletics Kenya Mountain Running competition on November 22. The one-day event will be held at the foot of Mount Longon...

Tuwei urges Govt to factor athletics in City Stadium renovations

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

Athletics Kenya chairman Jackson Tuwei has urged the Government to factor athletics during renovations of Nairobi's City Stadium. “This stadium h...

AK , City Stadium , Jackson Tuwei

Kip Keino Classic: Tuwei says Kenya will deliver a world class event

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

As Kenya braces to host the seventh and final leg of the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold series on Saturday, it is yet another opportunity for K...

‘Kip Keino Classic’

Kip Keino Classic preps enter home stretch

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

@gil_kiprotich At least 150 athletes have been confirmed for the Nairobi Continental Tour Gold meeting set for October 3 in the Kenya’s capital, Na...

‘Kip Keino Classic’

Reopening of Nyayo Stadium marks ‘a new chapter for Kenyan sports’, says Kenyatta

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday hailed the reopening of the refurbished Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi terming it "a new chapter for sports in...

President Uhuru Kenyatta , re-opens Nyayo National Stadium , Renovation

Govt to allow 6000 fans into Nyayo Stadium for Kip Keino Classic

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Government will allow a crowd size of 6000 spectators into the Nyayo National Stadium for the Nairobi Continental Tour - Kipkeino Classic set for ...

CS Amina Mohamed , Nairobi Continental Tour , ‘Kip Keino Classic’

Date set for Mt Kenya Mountain championship

By Martin Mwenda,

The second edition of the Mt Kenya running championship in Meru will be held on 20th February 2021, Athletics Kenya (AK) has confirmed. Speaking at...

Mt Kenya Mountain Championship

Preparations continue in Nairobi for Kip Keino Classic

By World Athletics,

Nairobi is preparing to host the first World Athletics Continental Tour Meeting on African soil. The anticipation over the tour is high, partly becaus...

‘Kip Keino Classic’

Kenya’s tourist sites are safe, open and ready for visitors, Uhuru says

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has expressed satisfaction with the measures being taken by stakeholders in the hospitality sector to protect tourists from C...

Balala , tourism , Uhuru kenyatta

Covid-19: Machakos referees opt for menial jobs, pulling carts for survival

By Stanley Mativo,

A section of Machakos football referees have urged the government to include them in the ongoing financial aid programme aimed at cushioning sportsmen...

COVID-19 , Machakos Referees , Pulling carts , Sports Ministry , Stimulus package