ADAK distances itself from Kipsang’s tribulations

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) has distanced itself from the tribulations facing former world marathon record holder Wilson Kipsang who was ha...

ADAK , AK , Japhter Rugut , Wilson Kipsang

ADAK launches online learning program

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) has launched an E-learning platform as it seeks to enhance education on banned substances during this period of...

ADAK , doping

Excitement building for Nairobi’s Kip Keino Classic

By World Athletics,

Excitement is fast building up in Africa as Nairobi prepares to host a round of the inaugural World Athletics Continental Tour Gold series on 26 Sep...

‘Kip Keino Classic’

Kipchoge confident rescheduled London race will take place

By John Kyanda,

World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge is confident the London marathon will take place on October 4 as scheduled despite the ongoing COVID-19 pa...

Eliud Kipchoge , London Marathon

CS Amina set to receive report on sports resumption plan

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Advisory Committee that was set up by the Ministry of Sports to draw up protocols required for the resumption of sporting activities in the countr...

Covid-19 pandemic , CS Amina Mohamed , sports

Concerns grow for Wilson Kipsang’s well-being

By Agencies,

Concerns are growing from friends and the public for the well-being of Kenyan marathon ace Wilson Kipsang. The former marathon world record holder ...

ban , Elias Kiptum , Wilson Kipsang

Footballer Waruru: Why I quit the military for civilian life

By John Kyanda,

Former Ulinzi Stars' striker Stephen Waruru says he quit the military in order to fully focus on his business and football career. Waruru left Keny...

KDF , Plumbing , Stephen Waruru , Ulinzi Stars , Ulinzi Stars FC

AK lobbies EU embassies to save Kenyan athletes from Diamond League blockade

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Ministry of Sports backed by Athletics Kenya have begun to engage embassies of European Union (EU) countries in a bid to rally them to allow Kenya...

Athletics Kenya(AK) , European Union (EU) , Ministry of Sports , Schengen states

North Eastern athletes tell tales of struggle

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert Kiprotich    in Garissa While it is almost a routine to meet an athlete in the Rift Valley region doing a morning run at the crack of dawn,...

athletes , Athletics Kenya , garissa , Mandera , North and North Eastern Development Initiative , Wajir

Ndigiti: Walking champion making a living out of making jikos

By John Kyanda,

@johnkyanda Thomas Alva Edison, described as America's greatest inventor, once said “We often miss opportunity because it's dressed in overalls and...

Dominic Ndigiti

Q&A with Ethiopian great Haile Gebrselassie

By Allen Mwazani,

During an illustrious career that spanned over two decades, Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie dazzled athletics fans across the world and utterly dominated...

Haile Gebrselassie

Former marathon record holder Kipsang banned for four years

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Former marathon world record holder Wilson Kipsang, has been banned for four years for whereabouts failures and tampering by providing false evidence ...

doping , Wilson Kipsang

SWILA: The EU erred by locking Kenyan athletes out of DL races

By Isaac Swila,

@ISAACSWILA Kenyan athletes, hit hard by the effects of Covid-19 pandemic that led to a near shutdown of global sports are staring at yet another cha...

athletics , Diamond League

ADAK charges Kenyan athlete for forging medical documents

By Agencies,

The Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) has charged Florence Jepkosgei Chepsoi with presenting false documents to the body as defense against an anti-d...

ADAK , Florence Jepkosgei Chepsoi

Why Kenyan athletes could miss out on Diamond League meetings

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

@gil_kiprotich With the new athletics season set to kick off in August, Kenyan athletes hope of competing in the events to be held in European Union ...

Diamond League

Screen players more, experts weigh in on Kenyan rugby fatalities

By Alex Kinyua,

@Alex_Kins On March 3, 2020, a dark cloud of grief engulfed the Kenyan rugby fraternity after news broke that a former international Tony Onyango Opo...

injuries , Rugby

Kayange, Kipyegon to lead Kenya in Olympic Day celebrations

By Agencies,

Olympic 1500m champion Faith Kipyegon and former Kenya Sevens captain Humprey Kayange will lead other Kenyan stars in marking the International Olympi...

How Covid-19 put dreams on hold at Torongo camp

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

As the 2020 season kicked off, everything seemed to work out just fine for  athletes at Torongo Athletics Camp, before the unprecedented spread of co...

Agnes Jebet , COVID-19 , Gedion Rono , Junior athletes , Torongo Athletics Camp , Torongo Camp

How Covid-19 put dreams on hold at Torongo Camp

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

As the 2020 season kicked off everything seemed normal for athletes from the Torongo Athletics Camp before the coronavirus pandemic struck, putting a ...

Covid-19 pandemic

Meli’s big dreams ahead of the virtual race

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

After years of being on the side lines due to protracted injury concerns, Edwin Meli is now keen to leave a mark when he competes in the Mauri Plant M...

Edwin Meli , Timothy Cheruiyot , Virtual race