SOYA: Olunga, Jepchirchir crowned Most Valuable athletes at gala

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Harambee Stars striker Michael Olunga and half marathon world record holder Peres Jepchirchir are the winners of the 2020 Outstanding Sports Personali...

2020 Soya Awards , Michael Olunga , Peres Jepchirchir

Olympics may be too big a gamble, disease expert says

By Reuters,

As embattled Tokyo Olympics organizers enter the final six months of preparations for the delayed Games on Saturday, virus experts believe hosting the...

Prioritise athletes for vaccine so Tokyo Games can go ahead – IOC member

By Reuters,

Athletes should be prioritised for the novel coronavirus vaccine so the beleaguered Tokyo Games can go ahead later this year, according to senior Olym...

COVID-19 , olympics , Tokyo 2020 , vaccine

Paralympics: Athletes offered grants worth Sh200 million to offset Covid-19

By Reuters,

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced on Thursday an unprecedented grant package worth 1.8 million euros ($2.2 million) to compensate...

coronavirus , Grant package , International Paralympic Committee , IPC

Japan to allow ‘large-scale’ overseas visitors for Tokyo Games

By Reuters,

Japan aims to allow “large-scale” numbers of overseas visitors to attend next year’s Tokyo Olympics without mandatory vaccinations or quarantine...

COVID-19 , JAPAN , olympics , visitors

Olympic rings return to Tokyo Bay

By Reuters,

The Olympic rings monument was reinstalled in Tokyo Bay on Tuesday, after being removed in August for maintenance, as organisers ramp up preparations ...

JAPAN , Olympic rings , Tokyo

Japan will take steps to guard against Olympics cyberattacks

By Reuters,

Japan said on Tuesday it would take countermeasures to ensure next year’s Tokyo Olympics are not derailed by cyberattacks after Britain and the Unit...

Covid-19 pandemic , cyber attacks , JAPAN , olympics

Tokyo 2020 director leaves ahead of rearranged Games

By Reuters,

Tokyo 2020 Sports Director Koji Murofushi has left to join the Japan Sports Agency, the organising committee said on Friday, a departure that comes ju...

Koji Murofushi , olympics , Tokyo 2020

Tokyo Games to be symbol of hope as flame goes on display

By Reuters,

At a low-key ceremony to mark the unveiling of the Olympic flame display on Monday, Tokyo officials reiterated that next year’s Games will be a symb...

Olympic torch , Tokyo Olympics

Olympics trials to be China’s only international sport event this year

By Reuters,

China will not hold any international sporting events this year aside from trials for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, underscoring the country’s w...

china , coronavirus

Olympics will be ‘scrapped’ instead of delayed again, says Games chief

By Agencies,

The postponed Tokyo Olympics will be "scrapped" if they cannot take place in 2021, Games chief Yoshiro Mori has said. Tokyo 2020 is now scheduled t...

COVID-19 , Games chief Yoshiro Mori , olympics , scrapped , Tokyo

NOC-K, gov’t backs postponement of Olympic Games

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) and the Ministry of Sports have welcomed the move to postpone the Olympic Games due to the coronavirus...

coronavirus , gov't , Noc-k , Olympic Games

Tokyo Games delayed to 2021, easing athletes’ angst

By Reuters,

The Tokyo Olympics were postponed on Tuesday to 2021, the first such delay in the Games’ 124-year modern history, as the coronavirus crisis wrecked ...

2020 , IOC , olympics , Tokyo

IOC to start discussions on possible Tokyo 2020 postponement

By Reuters,

The International Olympic Committee is stepping up its “scenario planning” for the Tokyo 2020 Games — including a possible postponement — as t...

Tokyo 2020

Olympics – Ticket holders anxiously await word on Games

By Reuters,

Holders of coveted tickets for the Tokyo Olympics are anxiously awaiting word on whether the Games will go ahead as planned, with a media report that ...

games , Olympic Games , Ticket holders

Taekwondo team upbeat as D-Day for Olympic ticket chase nears

By Philip Muchiri,

The stage is all but set for Kenya’s quintet of Taekwondo players as they launch their hunt for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics tickets in Rabat, Morocco th...

John Kamotho , kenya , Morocco , olympics , Taekwondo

Tokyo 2020 ticket designs unveiled

By Reuters,

The ticket designs for the Tokyo 2020 Games were unveiled by Japanese para-canoeist Monika Seryu on Wednesday as the second wave of ticket sales for t...

olympics , Tokyo 2020

Mutai, Mushai nominated for Soya honours

By Citizen Reporter,

Vincent Mutai, who won an unprecedented three gold medals from the International Para Athletics Championships last year and the 2018 Sports Personalit...

Disability category , Samuel Mushai , Soya Awards , Vincent Mutai

Athletes to sleep on cardboard beds at Tokyo Olympics

By Reuters,

Athletes competing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games will sleep on bed frames made from recyclable cardboard, with mattresses formed of p...

Olympic Games , Tokyo 2020

Russia challenges WADA doping ban

By Agencies,

Russia has appealed against the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) decision to ban it from all major sporting events for four years. The ban means Rus...

doping , RUSADA , russia , WADA