CAA working hard to cushion African athletes from Covid- 19: Hamad

By World Athletics,

While half of the world is starting to ease their way out of lockdown, most countries in Africa are still awaiting the green light from their governme...

African Athletics Confederation , CAA , Covid-19 pandemic , Hamad Kalkaba Malboum

Kenya bids to host 2025 IAAF World Championships

By Philip Muchiri,

Philip Muchiri in Doha, Qatar Kenya has placed a bid to host the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Nairobi, an attempt that could see the country...

2025 IAAF World Championships , kenya , Nairobi

Kenya plans bid for 2023 Worlds but Chan still in limbo

By Jacob Icia,

Kenya is set to submit a bid to host the 2023 IAAF World Athletics Championships, Sports Cabinet Secretary Dr. Hassan Wario announced on Tuesday, a m...

2023 IAAF World Athletics Championships , bid , CHAN , Dr. Hassan Wario , London 2017

AK had sought IAAF Council intervention on citizenship change

By Charity Wanja,

Athletics Kenya (AK) had written to the Confederation of Africa Athletics to push for change of citizenship to discussed as an agenda at the IAAF Cou...

AK , Athletics Kenya , Bahrain , CAA , IAAF , Kalkaba , Medals for Passports , Seb Coe , Tuwei

Blow to Bahrain, Gulf States as IAAF freezes transfer of allegiance

By Mutwiri Mutuota,

World athletics governing body IAAF has frozen the transfer of allegiance in the sport barely a day after Citizen TV and Citizen Digital revealed how ...

Athetics , Athletics Kenya , Bahrain , Eunice Kirwa , IAAF , IAAF Council , Kalkaba Malboum , Lord Sebastian Coe , Paul Chelimo , Qatar , Ruth Chebet , Turkey

Nairobi 2017 IAAF World U18 organisers expect 155 nations

By Citizen Team,

Organisers expect about 155 countries to attend the IAAF World U18 Championships that Nairobi will be hosting between July 12 and 16 next year and the...

Ahmad Kalkaba , athletics , IAAF , Mwangi Muthee , Nairobi 2017 World Under 18 , Seb Coe

IAAF VP Kalkaba to grace Athletics Kenya Gala

By Charity Wanja,

IAAF vice-president and Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) President Hamad Kalkaba Malboum will grace the annual Athletics Kenya Golden Gala on ...

AK , athletics , Athletics Kenya , Gala

Isaiah Kiplagat, the ‘Fundi’ who fixed Kenya’s athletics

By Mutwiri Mutuota,

Isaiah Fundi Kiplagat, who crossed the finish line in the ultimate race of life on Wednesday morning in Nairobi, is the man who almost singe-handed- l...

athletics , Athletics Kenya , David Okeyo , Isaiah Kiplagat , Joseph Kinyua

AK bosses, Kiplagat, Okeyo, Kinyua fail bid to overturn suspension

By Mutwiri Mutuota,

Athletics Kenya (AK) President; Isaiah Kiplagat, Vice-President, David Okeyo and former Treasurer, Joseph Kinyua have failed in their bid to overturn ...

athletics , David Okeyo , doping , IAAF Ethics Board , Isaiah Kiplagat , Joseph Kinyua , Qatar

IAAF VP Kalkaba backs Kenya to beat ban

By Citizen Reporter,

IAAF vice-president, Hamad Kalkaba Malboum has backed Kenya's efforts to starve off an international competition ban while stating his commitment to...