Shujaa, Lionesses call for more support ahead of Tokyo Olympics

By Kenerickson Njeru,

National rugby teams Shujaa and Lionesses are back in the country from the Madrid Sevens double tournaments played over the last two weeks, with rally...

JAPAN , kenya , kru , Lionesses , Madrid Sevens , Nelson Oyoo , olympics , Philadelphia Olando , Shujaa , Spain , Tokyo

Vaccines ‘encouraged’ but not compulsory for athletes at Tokyo: Coates

By Reuters,

Athletes are being encouraged to get vaccinated against COVID-19 ahead of the Tokyo Olympics but it will not be compulsory, IOC Vice President John Co...

IOC , John Coates , Thomas Bach , vaccines

Obiri eyeing double events at Tokyo Olympics

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World 5000m champion Hellen Obiri is keen to compete in both 5,000m and 10,000m events at this year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. The 31-year-ol...

Hellen Obiri , JAPAN , Olympic Games , Tokyo

Kenyan badminton team heading to Uganda

By Agencies,

The Kenya national badminton team will start the journey to qualifying for the 2022 Commonwealth games in Uganda, when they take part in the Uganda In...

Lotto Foundation pumps Sh7m to National XC Champs

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Lotto Foundation has injected Ksh 7million to boost the National Cross Country Championships that is set for Saturday at the Ngong Race Course The ev...

Lotto , National Cross Country Championships

Olympic cancellation would be a ‘tragedy’ – AK chief Tuwei

By Kiprotich Kimetto,

The Athletics Kenya (AK) president Jackson Tuwei has said cancellation of the Olympics would cast a huge mental burden upon athletes as he backed the ...

Jackson Tuwei , olympics , Tokyo 2020

Kiprop, Cherotich stun favourites to win Discovery Kenya Cross Country

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

African Games 5000m champion Robert Kiprop destroyed a strong field to win the men's 10km race at the Discovery Kenya Cross Country held Sunday at the...

Daisy Cherotich , Discovery Kenya Cross Country , Robert Kiprop

Strong field expected at Southern Region Cross Country

By Stanley Mativo,

Japan-based Alexandar Mutiso, Jonathan Ndiku, Jackson Kavesa and Pauline Kaveke-will headline the Southern region cross country to be held Saturday at...

Southern Region Cross Country

World Athletics chief Coe confident Olympics will go ahead

By Reuters,

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said there is “an absolute, cast iron determination” to deliver the Tokyo Olympics and the arrival of COVI...

JAPAN , Seb Coe , Tokyo 2020 , Tokyo Olympics

Mneria, Wanjiru clinch Prisons Cross Country titles

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Charles Mneria and Rosemary Wanjiru stormed to easy victories in the men's and women's 10km races at the Kenya Prisons Cross Country championships hel...

Charles Mneira , Prisons Cross country , Rosemary Wanjiru

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

Record breaker Cheptegei eyes Olympic double

By Reuters,

Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei says he is targeting the 5,000m-10,000m double at the Tokyo Olympics after breaking the world records in both distances this ...

Joshua Cheptegei , Olympic double , Tokyo Games

Reputation will not protect athletes from doping ban, says Coe

By Reuters,

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said reputation will not protect the sport’s high-profile athletes from doping raps and warned that it would...

doping , Sebastian Coe

Emotional reunion as AK honours Kenya’s pioneer athletes

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Chief athletics writer, at Nyayo Stadium Emotions ran high as old friendships were rekindled at the Athletics Kenya (AK) 70th anniversary celebration...

70th Anniversary , Athletics Kenya , Emotional reunion , nyayo national stadium

Diamond League release 2021 calendar

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Rabat, Morocco will host the first leg of the 2021 Diamond League series according to the provisional calendar released on Tuesday. According to the ...

2021 Calendar , Diamond League , Morocco , Rabat

Semenya to take fight to European Court of Human Rights

By Reuters,

South African double Olympic 800-metre champion Caster Semenya is to take her fight with World Athletics to the European Court of Human Rights, her la...

Caster Semenya , European Court of Human Rights. , South African , World Athletics

Kipyokei leads Kenyan double at Istanbul Marathon

By World Athletics,

Diana Chemtai Kipyokei and fellow Kenyan Bernard Sang took the top honours at the Istanbul Marathon on Sunday (8), winning the World Athletics Gold La...

Bernard Sang , Diana Chemtai Kipyokei , Istanbul Marathon , won

Champions Kipchoge and Kosgei set for titanic clashes in London

By World Athletics,

He is already the history man of marathon running but Eliud Kipchoge will be chasing another record-breaking milestone when he lines up for Sunday’s...

Brigid Kosgei , Eliud Kipchoge , Kenenisa Bekele , London Marathon , Vivian CVheruiyot

Semenya loses appeal against CAS ruling over testosterone

By Reuters,

Double Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya has lost her appeal to the Swiss Federal Tribunal (SFT) to set aside a 2019 Court of Arbitration (C...

Caster Semenya

Kipyegon storms to victory in Ostrava

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Olympic 1500m champion Faith Kipyegon underlined her rich form at the Ostrava Golden Spike, storming to her third consecutive win in under a month on ...

Diamond League , Faith Kipyegon , Ostrava Golden Spike