Malkia Strikers to hit camp in March ahead of Olympics

By Stanley Mativo,

National women’s volleyball team, Malkia Strikers, will hit the camp next month for the preparations of the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. T...

Malkia Strikers , olympics

Nock lands sponsorship from charity as Olympics nears

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (Nock) has signed a five-year partnership deal with lottery firm Kenya Charity Sweepstake (KCS) in what is a m...

NOCK , olympics

Atuka back after injury, says no Olympic pressure

By Stanley Mativo,

@MutindaStano Fifteen months after suffering a horrific knee injury while playing for her club Kenya Pipeline in the final leg of the Kenyan Volleyba...

Trizah Atuka

Olympics-bound Kenyan team to train at COVID-19 bubble

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

With only 197 days remaining to the start of the postponed Tokyo Olympics, the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) has disclosed plans to laun...

COVID-19 , olympics

Bitok urges KVF, NOCK to fast-track Malkia Strikers’ training programme

By Stanley Mativo,

National women’s volleyball team head coach Paul Bitok has urged the Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) and National Olympics Committee of Kenya (NOC...

Malkia Strikers , Noc-k , Paul Bitok

Year in Review: Malkia Strikers braved it all to qualify for Olympics

By Stanley Mativo,

Stanley Mutinda Chief volleyball writer Despite the “Grand-Bluff” that was the year 2020,  thanks to the novel coronavirus pandemic which has br...

2020 in Review , Cameroon , Janet Wanaja , Malkia Strikers , Paul Bitok , Sealed Olympics Games ticket , YEAR IN REVIEW

Lunga’ho: Clubs may struggle for fresh talents in absence of school games

By Stanley Mativo,

Veteran volleyball coach David Lung’aho has warned that teams may find it difficult in bolstering their squads owing to the closure of feeder taps. ...

Lungáho , New talents , School Games , talents

Bitok urges speedy approval of Malkia’s training programme

By Stanley Mativo,

National women’s volleyball team head coach Paul Bitok has urged Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) to fast-track Malkia Strikers’ training program...

Malkia Strikers , Paul Bitok

Munala banking on revamped squad for KCB upturn

By Stanley Mativo,

KCB volleyball team head coach Japheth Munala is banking on his revamped squad for an upswing in the team’s performance once top flight volleyball r...

Japheth Munala , KCB , KVF

No hope for volleyball return in October, says Nyaberi

By Stanley Mativo,

Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) first vice-president Charles Nyaberi says it is unlikely volleyball action can restart next month as planned followi...

Bitok cautiously optimistic ahead of sports restart

By Stanley Mativo,

National women’s volleyball team head coach Paul Bitok is cautiously optimistic ahead of the anticipated sports return but he says will not rush to ...

Malkia Strikers , Paul Bitok

Sports resumption: Lung’aho calls for a ‘bottom-up’ approach

By Stanley Mativo,

Chief Volleyball Writer Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) technical director and Kenya Prisons men team head coach David Lungáho has urged the Minis...

Amina Mohamed , David Lung'aho , Resumption protools , Sports resumption

Kenya’s captains urge speedy return of sports

By Stanley Mativo,

Kenya’s team captains fear they might be under-prepared for the Olympic Games if the Government’s ban on sporting activities continues to remain i...

Covid-19 pandemic , KPL , sports

Olympic-chasing Wacu shelves retirement plans

By Stanley Mativo,

Malkia Strikers setter Jane Wacu is still determined to play her first ever Olympic Games with the national volleyball team next year after sitting ou...

Jane Wacu , Malkia Strikers

Lung’aho offers hand to uplift Wafalme

By Stanley Mativo,

Veteran coach David Lung'aho says the national men's volleyball side has a huge growth potential and has offered his hand to help steer them to a high...

David Lung'aho , Malkia Strikers , Wafalme

NOCK rolls out program to ease strain on athletes’ mental health

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) will begin hosting online conferences in order to provide psycho-social support to athletes amid the c...

athletes , COVID-19 , NOCK

From coaching to tilling; celebrated coach Paul Bitok opts for farming as virus bites

By Stanley Mativo,

SPECIAL FEATURE IN UASIN GISHU What would you do with the handsome amount of time in your hands during this Covid-19 period? Whereas others are w...

Paul Bitok

Undeterred Bitok keeping Malkia fit through WhatsApp

By Stanley Mativo,

National women’s volleyball team head coach Paul Bitok has turned to WhatsApp as his latest tool to help keep the Malkia Strikers squad fit, amid th...

Malkia Strikers , olympics , Paul Bitok , whatsapp

Bitok welcomes CAVB postponement of Club Championships

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Malkia Strikers head coach Paul Bitok has welcomed the move by the African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) to postpone all the volleyball activities i...

CAVB , coronavirus , Malkia Strikers , Paul Bitok

SWILA: How Coronavirus has cost sports billions of dollars

By Isaac Swila,

Isaac Swila in Nairobi The Coronavirus pandemic spreading across the globe like wildfire has not only caused panic to millions of souls across the wo...

coronavirus , kenya , sports