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Malkia Strikers to face Japan in Olympics opener
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1502, February 13, 2020 (EAT)
National women volleyball team Malkia Strikers will take on hosts Japan in their opening match of this year’s Olympic Games to be staged in Tokyo fr...
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Kipchoge’s sub-two shoe ‘legal’ under new rules
By Reuters,
1123, February 7, 2020 (EAT)
Nike said the Alphafly shoe worn by Eliud Kipchoge to break the two-hour marathon barrier would be legal under World Athletics' new rules and that wid...
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Hit Squad’s Musa keen to reap the best in Nanyuki camp
By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,
107, February 5, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya national boxing team coach Benjamin Musa has affirmed he will drop six more boxers from the squad he has taken to Nanyuki for high altitude trai...
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‘Pocket Rocket’ Cheruiyot can’t wait to make her Olympics marathon bow
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1337, February 2, 2020 (EAT)
The 2018 London Marathon champion Vivian Cheruiyot is hoping to stretch her dominance to the Olympic Games when she makes her marathon debut at the Ga...
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Nike Vaporfly shoe escapes ban
By Reuters,
1527, February 1, 2020 (EAT)
Nike Vaporfly shoes used to run the world’s first sub-two hour marathon will be banned from professional sport under a landmark decision on Friday t...
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Kipchoge, Kosgei lead Kenyan marathon stars to Tokyo 2020
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1345, January 31, 2020 (EAT)
World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge will defend his Olympic title in Tokyo after he was selected in the Kenyan men’s marathon team for the J...
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‘Trapped’ Lionesses roar for help ahead of Tokyo Games
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1438, January 29, 2020 (EAT)
The national women’s rugby sevens team, Kenya Lionesses captain Philadelphia Olando has called on sponsors to come on board and support the team as ...
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Why Obiri is itching to have another attempt on 10,000m race
By Philip Muchiri,
1355, January 29, 2020 (EAT)
Despite not having made a decision yet on whether to have another go at the 10,000m race, World 5,000m champion Hellen Obiri says she’s identified...
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Nike Vaporfly shoes set to escape ban – report
By Agencies,
1318, January 29, 2020 (EAT)
World Athletics will not be imposing a blanket ban on the controversial hi-tech Nike Vaporflys that have transformed athletics when it announces its l...
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Kipchoge, Obiri voted best of the best at SOYA Gala
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1346, January 25, 2020 (EAT)
@thekiprotich in Mombasa It was yet another memorable night for the world marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge as he was crowned the 2019 Sports Per...
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Okwiri to give up African title for Olympic return
By Frankline Owira,
1546, January 23, 2020 (EAT)
African middleweight champion Rayton Okwiri says he is ready to give up his championship if keeping it will prevent him from representing Kenya at the...
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MWANGI: Kenya can never go the Russian way
By Citizen Reporter,
2114, January 20, 2020 (EAT)
Simon Mwangi in the UK On January 14th an interesting opinion piece was penned in The Times, a UK based newspaper, by Rick Broadbent titled: “Is it...
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Iran’s sole female Olympic medalist defects
By Reuters,
1844, January 12, 2020 (EAT)
Iran's only female Olympic medallist has said on social media she had left her homeland because she had had enough of being used by its authorities as...
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Athletes to sleep on cardboard beds at Tokyo Olympics
By Reuters,
1234, January 9, 2020 (EAT)
Athletes competing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games will sleep on bed frames made from recyclable cardboard, with mattresses formed of p...
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Kayange to vie for IOC seat
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1739, January 8, 2020 (EAT)
The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) has nominated Humphrey Kayange to vie for Athletes’ Commission seat at the International Olympic Comm...
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Familiar foes Kenya, Cameroon collide in Olympic qualifier decider
By Stanley Mativo,
1435, January 7, 2020 (EAT)
Africa's volleyball titans Kenya and Cameroon will renew their epic rivalry in the 2020 Africa Olympics qualifiers penultimate fixture deemed as the d...
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Keitany calm as she eyes Tokyo Olympics
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1548, December 9, 2019 (EAT)
Four-time New York City Marathon champion Mary Keitany is still hungry for more accolades as she eyes next year’s Tokyo Olympic Games. After a qu...
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Russia handed four-year ban from all major sports events over doping
By Agencies,
1446, December 9, 2019 (EAT)
Russia has been handed a four-year ban from all major sporting events by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada). It means the Russia flag and anthem w...
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Marathon king Kipchoge to defend Olympic title
By Reuters,
1450, December 4, 2019 (EAT)
Eliud Kipchoge, the greatest marathon runner in history, the world record holder and only man to go under two hours for the distance, has told Reuters...
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NOCK to rebrand national team kits
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1819, November 29, 2019 (EAT)
The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) has revealed plans to unveil rebranded national team kits next year ahead of the Olympic Games to be he...
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