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Obiri eyeing double events at Tokyo Olympics
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1016, February 17, 2021 (EAT)
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...
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‘Hit Squad’ coach Musa confident NOCK support will aid team preps
By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,
1153, February 9, 2021 (EAT)
Mkalla MwambodzeChief writer, boxing The national boxing team coach Musa Benjamin has hailed the National Olympic Committee of Kenya for their suppor...
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Canadian Olympians against skipping COVID-19 vaccine line
By Reuters,
1730, January 29, 2021 (EAT)
For some Canadian athletes heading to the Tokyo Olympics this summer, the thought of receiving a vaccine against COVID-19 before a fellow citizen in g...
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Camp early for 10,000m Olympics gold, advises Letting
By Jacob Icia,
1721, January 19, 2021 (EAT)
Jacob Iciain Nairobi Veteran athletics coach David Letting has called upon Athletics Kenya and the National Olympics Committee, to co-opt expert tact...
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NOC-K grants scholarships to athletes in preparation for Olympics
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1119, January 19, 2021 (EAT)
The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) on Monday issued Olympic scholarships worth Sh2.4 million to six Kenyan athletes in a bid to bolster t...
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Mneria, Wanjiru clinch Prisons Cross Country titles
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
2207, January 16, 2021 (EAT)
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...
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Olympic hurdles champion McNeal suspended for violating anti-doping rules
By Reuters,
1234, January 15, 2021 (EAT)
American Olympic 100 metres hurdles gold medallist Brianna McNeal has been charged and provisionally suspended for violating World Athletics’ Anti-D...
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Kandie gunning for 10,000m glory for Kenya in Tokyo
By Reuters,
1336, January 7, 2021 (EAT)
Kenya’s half marathon record holder Kibiwott Kandie says he is shifting his focus to the 10,000 metres as he looks to earn a ticket for this year’...
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The unfinished race: Kimetto, Jelimo to Rudisha…what went wrong?
By Isaac Swila,
1121, February 9, 2021 (EAT)
Isaac Swila in Nairobi Sandra Lamwaka in Kampala Gilbert Kiprotich in Eldoret David Rudisha is an “A class'' athlete, but it’s debata...
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Year in Review: Malkia Strikers braved it all to qualify for Olympics
By Stanley Mativo,
1435, December 15, 2020 (EAT)
Stanley Mutinda Chief volleyball writer Despite the “Grand-Bluff” that was the year 2020, thanks to the novel coronavirus pandemic which has br...
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Olympics: Bach projects confidence in Tokyo Games
By Reuters,
1447, November 16, 2020 (EAT)
International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Thomas Bach expressed confidence on Monday that the Tokyo Games will be held successfully next year, even ...
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CAF, NOC-K hail Mwendwa on election, ask him to deliver on Olympics dream
By Citizen,
1422, October 19, 2020 (EAT)
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and National Olympic Committee of Kenya(NOCK) have lauded Nick Mwendwa on his re-election victory on Satur...
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London Marathon: Mass race to be cancelled, elite race set for Oct. 4
By Reuters,
1400, August 6, 2020 (EAT)
World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge has every reason to shake off the cobwebs and be in good shape after it was reported by British media Thur...
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Olympic-chasing Wacu shelves retirement plans
By Stanley Mativo,
1319, July 23, 2020 (EAT)
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...
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Youth Olympics champ Kavesa relishing life in Japan
By Stanley Mativo,
1741, July 15, 2020 (EAT)
The 2018 Youth Olympics 3,000m champion Jackson Kavesa is relishing his new life in Japan after registering a new personal best in his first race in t...
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Africa’s sprinters navigate the pandemic ahead of the Tokyo Olympics
By World Athletics,
1457, July 12, 2020 (EAT)
While Africa is often associated with distance running, athletes from the continent have also left an indelible mark on the sprints at major champions...
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Starlets and Coaching: Ouma speaks of his successes and aspirations
By Agencies,
1505, July 7, 2020 (EAT)
Football may have been suspended owing to the global Covid-19 pandemic but work has not stopped for Harambee Starlets head coach David Ouma. Starle...
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IOC confirms protest ban remains
By Reuters,
1230, June 10, 2020 (EAT)
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed that athletes are still banned from protesting at the Games after several sports moved to allo...
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Six Kenyan athletes earn ANOCA scholarship as Tergat warns drug cheats
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1144, June 8, 2020 (EAT)
Six Kenyan athletes are the first beneficiaries of the Association of National Olympics Committees of Africa (ANOCA) scholarship programme to cushion ...
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Yego hangs to golden Olympic dream
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1557, May 25, 2020 (EAT)
Numerous athletes held dear the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games for varied reasons before plans for the Summer Games this year were wrecked by the coronaviru...
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