The 2022 dilemma; Worlds or Commonwealth Games?

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

With the 2020 athletics calendar, both local and global already ravaged thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, the effects of the same seem to extend far...

AK , Commonwealth Games , Jackson Tuwei , kenya , World's

Government to cushion sports personalities as coronavirus bites

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Kenyan sportsmen are set to benefit from government financial aid at this period when the novel coronavirus has brought the world to a standstill. ...

coronavirus , government , Lt. Gen (Rtd) Jackson Tuwei , Ministry of Sports , personalities , sports

Amina calm ahead of Worlds despite coronavirus scare

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Sports Cabinet Secretary ambassador Amina Mohammed has reiterated that the spread of coronavirus won’t deter the preparations of the upcoming World ...

Amina Mohamed , coronavirus , World Under-20 Championships

No reprieve for Kenya in latest doping rankings

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Despite the sustained efforts to contain the doping menace, Kenya remains a hot bed of drug cheats in the latest categorisation of nations by the Worl...

AK supremo Tuwei hails Meru County for staging ‘organized’ race

By Alex Kinyua,

Athletics Kenya president Retired General Jackson Tuwei has lauded the Meru County government for a ‘well organized’ mountain running event that w...

AK , Jackson Tuwei , meru , mountainrunning

Special device to monitor air quality at Nairobi WU20

By World Athletics,

The World Athletics U20 Championships Nairobi 2020 will be the first global track and field championships where air quality will be measured and analy...

Nairobi , World Under-20 Championships

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta flags off 100-men run at Karura forest

By PSCU,

The First Lady Margaret Kenyatta  on Friday set the ball rolling for this year’s Beyond Zero Half Marathon by flagging off a 100-men run at Karura ...

beyond marathon , First Lady Margaret Kenyatta

Thank you Moi for Kasarani, Nyayo and many more

By Citizen Team,

Sports family in Kenya has singled out countries’ giant sporting infrastructure as former President Moi’s eternal legacies in the sector. Altho...

Moi Sports Centre Kasarani , moidead , nyayo stadium , Tuwei

World Athletics delegation expected in Nairobi to assess Under-20 progress

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

A delegation from World Athletics is expected in the country next week to assess the progress made by Kenya ahead of the upcoming World Under-20 Champ...

Jackson Tuwei , World Athletics , World Under-20 Championships

CS Amina says govt won’t give up doping fight

By Harold Odoro,

The Cabinet Secretary for Sports and Heritage Amina Mohammed says the Government will not let up in its fight against doping following a fresh wave of...

CS Amina Mohammed , doping

AK vows to push for criminalization of doping

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Athletics Kenya (AK) has vowed to push through the bill on criminalizing doping in the country amidst the rising cases of the vice. While addressin...

Athletics Kenya , doping

Kenya, Ethiopia seek regional athletics competition

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Kenyan and Ethiopian leaders have backed the formation of a regional athletics championship to keep alive disciplines that were dropped  from the Wor...

AK , Athletics Kenya , Ethiopia , kenya

AK backs formation of athletes’ welfare association

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Athletics Kenya (AK) is seeking to form an association to cater for Kenyan athletes’ welfare, the national body's President Jackson Tuwei said Thurs...

AK

Inaugural Mt Kenya Mountain Race targets 5,000

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The inaugural Mt Kenya Mountain Running to be held next year February 22, is targeting 5000 participants and spectators. The event whose theme is �...

Governor Kiraitu Murungi , meru county , mountain run , Mt Kenya

CS Amina backs BBI proposal on betting reforms

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Ministry of Sports Cabinet Secretary Ambassador Amina Mohammed has thrown her weight behind the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) proposal to have a g...

BBI , CS Amina Mohamed

It’s all systems go for the annual Tuskys race

By Joan Cheruiyot,

The annual Tuskys Cross Country race has been rebranded to Tuskys Great 10k Wareng Half Marathon, with the 13th edition slated for November 24. Thi...

Tuskys Cross Country , Tuskys race , Wareng

Kipruto irked by Diamond League changes

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Olympic and double World 3000m steeplechase champion Conseslus Kipruto has urged IAAF to reconsider the removal of the 3000m steeplechase race from th...

3000m steeplechase , Conseslus Kipruto , Diamond League , IAAF

As Kenyans mark Mashujaa Day, we have nothing to celebrate, athletes lament

By Cyrus Sholim,

As Kenyans marked Mashujaa Day yesterday, athletes in the North Rift region have nothing to smile about as they narrate a myriad of challenges hamperi...

athletes , facilities , Mashujaa day , Moses Tanui , North Rift , stadia

AK rallies Kenyans to vote for Kipchoge and co.

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert Kiprotich Athletics Kenya (AK) president Jackson Tuwei has urged Kenyans to vote overwhelmingly for their star compatriots shortlisted for th...

AK , IAAF Female Athlete of the Year , IAAF Male Athlete of the Year

Record-breaker Kosgei hungry for more after Chicago heroics

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World marathon record holder Brigid Kosgei says she does not plan to coast on her latest accomplishment, declaring she could run even faster after bre...

Athletics Kenya , Brigid Kosgei , Chicago Marathon , lower record , World record