Legend Jipcho buried as veteran athletes issue welfare pleas

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Athletics legend Benjamin Jipcho was laid to rest Friday at a burial ceremony dominated by pleas aimed at the Government to place the welfare of retir...

Benjamin Jipcho , kipchoge keino

INEOS Challenge pacers revel in Kipchoge’s heroics

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

  The pacers who played a key role in Eliud Kipchoge’s stunning feat in the INEOS Challenge on Saturday when he broke the sub-two barrier by...

Eliud Kipchoge , Eric Kiptanui , INEOS Challenge , joy , pace setters

Barega in as final pacemakers for INEOS Challenge named

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

With just close to a week remaining to the much-awaited INEOS Challenge, organisers have announced the final list of pacemakers for the historic event...

Eliud Kipchoge , INEOS Challenge , pace makers , Selemon Barega

GSU head to Egypt, aim fire at opponents in continental title chase

By Hillary Anekea,

The General Service Unit (GSU) men volleyball team captain David Kirwa Kebenei believes that the extensive build up they’ve had towards this year’...

Cairo , CAVB Championship , David Kirwa Kebenei , Egypt , General Service Unit (GSU)

Kiptanui and Dereje take the spoils in Barcelona Half-Marathon

By World Athletics,

Eric Kiptanui of Kenya  and  Ethiopia’s Roza Dereje raced to victories at the Dreams Mitja Marato Barcelona,  road race, on Sunday. While the...

Dreams Mitja Marato Barcelona , Eric Kiptanui , Ethiopia’s Roza Dereje , victories

Kiptanui and Kipkirui lead strong Delhi Half Marathon fields

By World Athletics,

Eric Kiptanui will lead the elite fields of runners for the 14th edition of Airtel Delhi Half Marathon set for October 21. Kiptanui  has already n...

Airtel Delhi Half Marathon , Daniel Kipchumba , Eric Kiptanui

Cheroben to defend Copenhagen Half title

By World Athletics,

Organisers of the Copenhagen Half Marathon have assembled one of the deepest half marathon fields in history for the IAAF Gold Label road race on 16 S...

Abraham Cheroben , Copenhagen Half Marathon , Joan Chelimo

‘Traumatised’ Kiprop vows to prove innocence

By Reuters,

Kenya’s former Olympic and world 1,500 metres champion Asbel Kiprop said he was traumatised by the news that he failed a doping test for the banned ...

AIU , Asbel Kiprop , blood-booster EPO , doping

Asbel Kiprop faces four-year ban after failed drug test

By Reuters,

Former Olympic champion Asbel Kiprop could face a four-year ban following official confirmation that he tested positive for a banned blood-booster....

Asbel Kiprop , Olympic marathon champion Jemimah Sumgong , Rita Jeptoo

Jepkosgei completes Army Games distance double

By Charity Wanja,

World Half Marathon silver medalist Joyciline Jepkosgei completed her distance double at the Kenya Army Athletics Championships as she swept to the 10...

Joyciline Jepkosgei

Jepkosgei sets sights on London after KDF triumph

By Charity Wanja,

World Half Marathon record holder Joyciline Jepkosgei quickly shifted her attention to the forthcoming National Trials after clinching the women's 100...

athletics , Boniface Mucheru , Helen Obiri , Joyciline Jepkosgei , KDF , Kenya Defence Forces , Mike Mokamba

Medals for Passports: How Bahrain is striking gold in Kenya

By Charity Wanja,

At around 5:33pm East African Time (+3GMT) on January 24, 2017, a rickety ageing 14-seater Public Service Vehicle commonly known in Kenya as ‘Nissan...

athletics , Athletics Kenya , Bahrain , Barnabas Korir , Eunice Kirwa , kenya , Moses Kiptanui , Nationality , Rio 2016 , Ruth Jebet

NOCK disbanded by Sports CS Hassan Wario

By Mutwiri Mutuota,

Sports Cabinet Secretary Dr. Hassan Wario on Thursday bowed to public pressure and disbanded the embattled National Olympics Committee-Kenya (Nock) fo...

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

Asbel, Rosa athletes cry foul over manager’s detention

By Citizen,

Top athletes in the Rosa Associati stable have lashed out at the detention of their manager and Italian boss, Federico Rosa, claiming their camps base...

Asbel Kiprop , athletics , Dr. Gabrielle Rosa , eldoret , Federico Rosa , Jemimah Sumgong , Stanley Biwott

On your marks! AK releases Olympic Trials invitees

By Mutwiri Mutuota,

Athletics Kenya has released a star-studded list of 213 athletes who have been invited for the June 30 and July 1 Rio 2016 Trials in Eldoret having qu...

athletics , Athletics Kenya , David Rudisha , Ezekiel Kemboi , olympics , Rio 2016

Jorgic: In Kenya’s running heartlands, doping claims threaten livelihoods

By Agencies,

The athletes who pound the dirt trails snaking through Kenya's lush Rift Valley region have spawned a local industry around their talent and forged a ...

Athletics Kenya , doping