Youngster Bett holding on to Olympic dream

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The World Under 20 3000m steeplechase silver medalist Leonard Bett is not letting go of his dream after the coronavirus pandemic moved his chance for ...

chairman Leonard Kaanake , Covid-19 pandemic , Leonard Bett , Tokyo 2020

Nairobi Under-20 Championships preps to continue

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The preparations for the World Under-20 Championships as well as the World Athletics Continental Tour will proceed despite the postponement of the eve...

coronavirus , Nairobi World Under-20 Championships

KIPROTICH: How coronavirus is stretching the 2021 athletics calendar

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

@gil_kiprotich After months of speculation, the Olympics Games were finally, as widely expected, postponed to next year due the coronavirus pandemic....

coronavirus

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...

KOGL handed Titleist balls ahead of Karen fiesta

By Agencies,

The Kenya Open Golf Limited (KOGL) on Tuesday received Titleist golf balls that will be used for practice by players at the 2020 Magical Kenya Open s...

Karen , Kibo , KOGL , Titleist

Meru braced for inaugural Mountain Racing

By Alex Kinyua,

Excitement is building in Meru County and its neighboring regions ahead of Saturday's Mountain Racing championship at the Kenya School of Adventure in...

meru county , Mountain Racing

Kenya to host Africa Cup of Nations hockey qualifiers

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Kenya will host the 2021 Hockey Africa Cup of Nations regional qualifiers on May 11-17 at the Sikh Union Hockey Stadium. In the qualification forma...

Hockey

Ndingiti eager to kick-start season at Eldoret AK meet

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World Under 18 race walking bronze medallist Dominic Ndingiti is eyeing a strong start to the season at the first Athletics Kenya (AK) Track and Field...

Athletics Kenya , Dominic Ndingiti. , Track and Field , University of Eldoret

AK conducts anti-doping seminar ahead of national championship

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Athletics Kenya (AK) on Friday conducted an anti-doping seminar for all competing athletes in Saturday’s national cross-country championship to be h...

AK , Athletics Kenya , Geoffrey Kamworor , kenya police service , Ngong Race Course

‘Go back to school’: Former world champ Barsosio mourns Moi

By Philip Muchiri,

As a young girl former 10,000m Women’s world champion Sally Barsosio met former President late Daniel Arap Moi and kept fond memories of how he chal...

Mzee Moi , Sally Barsosio

‘Pocket Rocket’ Cheruiyot can’t wait to make her Olympics marathon bow

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The 2018 London Marathon champion Vivian Cheruiyot is hoping to stretch her dominance to the Olympic Games when she makes her marathon debut at the Ga...

JAPAN , Marathon , Olympic Games , Vivian Cheruiyot

Chebet triumphs at Nairobi X-Country

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Former world youth silver medallist Sandrafelis Chebet braved challenging weather conditions to emerge top in the senior race at the Nairobi region Cr...

Nairobi Cross Country , Sandrafelis Chebet

Why I set up Kapchemoiywo camp­, legend Jepkosgei speaks out

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert Kiprotich The dwindling fortunes of Kenya in short and middle distance races led former world 800m champion Janeth Jepkosgei to think outsi...

Janeth Jepkosgei , Kapchemoiywo training camp , Nandi County

Kimathi savours KMSF award after strong year of achievement

By Citizen Reporter,

Phineas Kimathi has described his Kenya Motor Sports Federation best personality award as a milestone for his motorsport career. The Chairman of th...

award , Kenya Motor Sports Federation , Phineas Kimathi

Chipu report to camp ahead of Barthes Cup

By Kenerickson Njeru,

Kenya Under-20 Rugby 15’s provisional squad is back to training after successful national trials held last weekend as they prepare to defend the Afr...

Barthes Cup , Chipu , Kenya under-20 rugby team , Paul Odera

Africa champion Leshan eyes World record

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Africa Under-20 javelin champion Ita Nao Leshan is seeking to set a world junior record at this year’s World Under-20 championships slated for Nairo...

Africa Under-20 javelin champion , Ita Nao Leshan , Word junior record

Newly-wed Bett, Chepkemoi triumph in Iten Cross Country

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

There was no better way for the recently wedded Leonard Kipkemoi Bett to open Year 2020 than to win the fifth leg of Athletics Kenya Cross Country mee...

Athletics Kenya Cross Country , Betty Chepkemoi , Elgeyo Marakwet County , Iten , Leonard Kipkemoi Bett , WIN

Kenya Motor Sports’ Personality to be named on Jan 11

By Citizen Reporter,

The Motor Sports Personality of the Year 2019 will be known on January 11 during awards ceremony planned for Nairobi's Carnivore Restaurant. The oc...

Baldev Singh , carnivore , Kenya Motor Sports Federation , Motor Sports Personality

Nigerian teen aims to ‘take the golf world by storm’

By Reuters,

A steady “thwack” rings out at the driving range just outside Nigeria’s capital Abuja. A girl clad in pink shoes, pink skirt and pink vest wield...

Iyene Essien

Algeria readies for 2020 African Championships

By World Athletics,

Next June the best of Africa’s athletes will converge on the Algerian capital Algiers for the 22nd African Championships in Athletics. The stakes...

2020 African Championships , Algeria