Camp early for 10,000m Olympics gold, advises Letting

By Jacob Icia,

Jacob Iciain Nairobi Veteran athletics coach David Letting has called upon Athletics Kenya and the National Olympics Committee, to co-opt expert tact...

10000m , Athletics Kenya , David Letting , gold , Naftali Temu , Noc-k , Tokyo Olympics

AK issues running shoes to junior athletes ahead of World U20

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Junior athletes at Tiloa Athletics Training Camp in Kuresoi North, Nakuru County got a massive shot in the arm in their preparations for the World Und...

Athletics Kenya , Barnaba Korir , shoes , World Under-20 Championship

Junior athletes hail AK, AIU for anti-doping training

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Upcoming athletes have lauded Athletics Kenya (AK) for introducing an anti-doping seminar which focused on the budding athletes. The four-day seminar...

anti-doping seminar , Athletics Kenya , Junior athletes

Win clean – AK, AIU tell Kenyan athletes at seminar

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Run clean and win clean- was the clarion call as some 35 athletes drawn from Western and North Rift regions converged in Kitale as the four-day virtua...

AIU , Atheltics Integrity Unit , Athletics Kenya , Jackson Tuwei , training , Winning clean

AK, AIU target juniors in anti-doping programme

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Athletics Kenya (AK) will  train their focus on the junior athletes as the annual athletes’ conference kicks off on Wednesday in Kitale, Trans Nzoi...

anti-doping , Athletics Kenya , Barnaba Korir , World Under-20 Championships

Hard work begins as AK picks junior athletes for WU20 program

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

After two days of thrilling action at the Nyayo Stadium, Athletics Kenya (AK) is set to reveal junior athletes to undergo further training in preparat...

Athletics Kenya , nyayo stadium , Pre-trials , World Uunder-20 team

Rono shines as World Under-20 trials begin

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Africa 3000m junior bronze medallist Gideon Rono won the 5000m race as the preliminary trials for the World Under-20 Championships kicked off Friday a...

Juniors fired up for WU20 Trials

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Fireworks are expected when the Athletics Kenya (AK) preliminary trials for the World Under-20 Championships kicks off on Friday at the Nyayo National...

Athletics Kenya releases season calendar

By Stanley Mativo,

Athletics Kenya (AK) has released its calendar for the 2020/2021 season which also includes the World Under-20 Championships pre-trial and Mountain Ru...

502 juniors to compete at World Under-20 trials

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Some 502 junior athletes will congregate at the Nyayo Stadium on Friday for a two-day pre-trial event for the World Under-20 Championships. The nat...

Junior athletes , nyayo stadium , Pre-trial event , World Under-20 Championships

Liberty’s Mutuse relishes chance of joining Iniesta at Japan’s side Kobe

By Stanley Mativo,

Had everything gone to plan, a young man by the name Mutuse Junior would by now be rubbing shoulders with one of the finest footballers of our time. ...

Andres Iniesta , JAPAN , Liberty Academy , Mutuse Junior , Vissel Kobe

Leap of faith: Why 400m champ Moraa is opting for 800m

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

World U-18 400m silver medalist and Africa Under-20 champion Mary Moraa has decided to transition to the 800m from her usual 400m race category saying...

Africa Under-20 champion , Mary Moraa , Transition to 800m

Edris, El Bakkali in provisional list for Kip Keino Classic

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World 5000m champion Ahmed Edris of Ethiopia and world 3000m steeplechase bronze medallist Soufianne El Bakkali are among the foreign athletes that wi...

‘Kip Keino Classic’

AK coach warns of complacency ahead of Nairobi WU20

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The National junior team head coach Robert Ngi’sirei has warned athletes against getting complacent ahead of next year's World Under-20 Championship...

Nairobi World Under-20

Bullish Ndigiti keen to lower time at Continental Tour

By Dan Ogega,

African Under-20 10,000m race ace Dominic Ndigiti has not given up on his dream to represent Kenya in the 2021 Olympic Games slated for Tokyo. Ndig...

Dominic Ndigiti , Olympic Games , Under-20 race champion

Bett fired-up for Monaco challenge, targets new Personal Best

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Chief Athletics Writer World Under-20 3,000m steeplechase silver medalist Leonard Bett is relishing the competitive field he will be facing Friday ni...

Diamond League , Leonard Bett , Lower Personal Best , Monaco , Stade Louis II

New date for Nairobi World Under-20 Championships announced

By Matthews Mutai,

The Nairobi World U20 Championships will be held from August 17 to 22 next year, one week after the Olympic Games are scheduled to finish in Tokyo. ...

Nairobi World Under-20 Championships

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

Upcoming athletes from Coast region call for more support

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Upcoming athletes in Coast region are in dire need of help in order to realise their potential. The young athletes have showed lots of promise espe...

Athletics Kenya , coast region , Upcoming athletes