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

AK to honour Kenya’s pioneer athletes at 70th anniversary

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Kenya’s founding athletes will be the focal point when Athletics Kenya (AK) commemorates 70 years of its existence  on Tuesday. The event will a...

Athletics Kenya , Celebrate 70th anniversary , Julius Kirwa , Pioneer athletes

Kirwa: Expect records to fall at Kip Keino Classic

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

National athletics head coach Julius Kirwa says he expects records to fall during Saturday's Kip Keino Classic Continental Tour meet at the Nyayo Nati...

Kirwa: Diamond League races litmus test for athletes

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

National athletics head coach Julius Kirwa has said the upcoming Diamond League season will help coaches gauge the level of fitness of athletes after ...

Julius Kirwa

FULL LIST: Hussein Mohamed, Mike Okinyi, Bi Msafwari awarded State commendation

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Journalists Hussein Mohamed and Mike Okinyi are among over 400 individuals honoured by President Uhuru Kenyatta with the coveted State commendation du...

State commendations

Coach Kirwa backs Kenyans to beat Doha heat

By Philip Muchiri,

National athletics team head coach Julius Kirwa has assured Kenya’s runners still back at home that they is nothing to fear regarding the said punis...

IAAF World Championships

‘Stay home until it’s time for you to race,’ Doha champion Chepng’etich says

By Philip Muchiri,

Philip Muchiri in Doha, Qatar 'Stay home until it’s time for you to race.’ That is the passionate appeal from the newly crowned World Women’s ...

IAAF World Championships , Ruth Chepngetich

Kirwa banking on Kipruto to end Kenya’s drought in 10k

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

National team head coach Julius Kirwa has backed Kenya's 10000m men's field for the World Championships to finally end the country's medal drought ove...

Alex Oloitiptip , IAAF World Championships , Julius Kirwa , Rhonex Kipruto , Rodgers Kwemoi

African champ Sawe barred from training at Kasarani

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Two-time African High Jump champion Mathew Sawe has been denied entry to the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani where he is supposed to be trai...

Michael Sawe

Doha bound Team Kenya trains in Athi River

By Philip Muchiri,

  Part of Team Kenya to the forthcoming World Championships has moved from the Kasarani residential training camp to Athi River, partly in Kaj...

Doha , Julias Kirwa , team kenya , World's

Young guns earn Kenya tickets for Doha Worlds

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World Under-20 3000m steeplechase silver medalist Leonard Kipkemoi Bett and World Under-18 800m champion Jackline Wambui are among the youngsters that...

Doha 2019 , team kenya

Hectic season taking toll on Kenyan athletes as Worlds beckon

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

     Analysis, Gilbert Kiprotich This year has been one of the busiest seasons for Kenyan athletes given the many local and international assignme...

injuries , Julius Kirwa , Kenyan Athletes

African Games bound athletes report to camp

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Athletes selected for African Games a report to camp Monday as preparations intensify for the upcoming Games to be held in Morocco from August 19-31. ...

Africa Games , Kasarani , Morocco

Yego slams omission of coach from African Games

By Philip Muchiri,

The 2015 World javelin champion Julius Yego has raised the red flag after his coach Joseph Koech Mosonik was left out of the coaches' list for the Afr...

Julius Yego

Coach Kirwa, AK to hold crunch talk with athletes amidst decline in 5,000m

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

National athletics coach Julius Kirwa has said that Athletics Kenya is planning to hold crunch talks with men’s 5,000m athletes as they seek to find...

5000m , Athletics Kenya , coach Julius Kirwa

Police Championship; records on the line, Syombua out to extend dominance

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The national 400m record holder Hellen Syombua is keen to extend her fine form in sprints when the National Police Service Athletics Championships kic...

Hellen Syombua , Kasarani stadium. , Maximilla Imali , National Police Service Championship

Manangoi ready for senior international debut

By Philip Muchiri,

World U20 1500m champion George Meitamei Manangoi is set to make his senior international debut with a bang when he takes part in this year’s, Afric...

Africa Games , George Manangoi

Yego, Chepkoech lead All African Games squad

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Olympic silver medalist Julius Yego and World 3,000m steeplechase record holder Beatrice Chepkoech are among the stars who made the cut for this year'...

All African Games , Beatrice Chepkoech , Julius Yego

Kiprop, Chepkoech win StanChart Marathon titles

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Elisha Kiprop and Josephine Chepkoech held off stiff challenges to be crowned the new Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon champions on Sunday. Kipr...

Elisha Kiprop , Josephine Chepkoech , StanChart Marathon , Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon

Team Kenya out to reclaim African title in Nigeria

By Robbie Chome,

Head coach Stephen Mwaniki has backed Team Kenya to bag the overall title during this year's Africa Championships in Asaba, Nigeria. Mwaniki said t...

Africa Championships , team kenya