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

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

Boost for Kenyan athletes as Steeplechase, 5000m returns to Diamond League

By Reuters,

Kenyan athletes will finally breathe a sigh of relief after the organisers of the Diamond League announced the reinstatement of key events that were d...

Christian Taylor , Diamond League , Sebastian Coe

Olympic Games cannot be ‘marketplace of demonstrations’- Bach

By Reuters,

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said the Olympic Games are not about politics and must guard against becoming a “marketp...

IOC , Olympic Games , President Thomas Bach

Athletes should be allowed to protest during Games – Coe

By Reuters,

World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe said on Thursday he believes athletes should have the right to make gestures of political protest during the Olymp...

IOC , racism , Sebastian Coe

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

Russia gets six-month extension to submit reinstatement plan

By Reuters,

Russia’s suspended athletics federation (RusAF) has been granted a six-month extension to finalise its reinstatement plan before World Athletics dec...

russia , World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) , World Athletics

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

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

Athletes offered grants from Athlete Welfare Fund

By World Athletics,

World Athletics and the International Athletics Foundation (IAF) today announced that 193 athletes from 58 member federations will be offered one-time...

athletes , Covid-19 pandemic

European athletics chief Hansen dies after stroke

By Reuters,

European Athletics chief Svein Arne Hansen died on Saturday aged 74 after failing to recover from a stroke he had suffered in March, the sports body s...

Svein Arne Hansen

Athletes now able to register for support from welfare fund

By World Athletics,

Professional athletes who are experiencing financial hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic will be able to register for a one-off welfare grant f...

athletes , Covid-19 pandemic

Nairobi to host Continental Tour on September 26

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Nairobi meeting of the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold will be held in September 26, over four months later than it was originally planned a...

Continental Tour , COVID-19

World Athletics creates Sh53 million pandemic fund to support athletes

By Reuters,

World Athletics and the International Athletics Foundation (IAF) have come together to launch a $500,000 (400,448.50 pounds) fund to help athletes in ...

athletes , COVID-19 , fund , Hardship , International Athletics Foundation (IAF) , World Athletics

The dire effects of Covid-19 on Kenya’s sports journalists

By Isaac Swila,

SPECIAL REPORT      Isaac Swila Under normal circumstances, Jacob Icia, Gilbert Kiprotich, Ernest Mkalla, Geoffrey Mwamburi, Godfrey Ashiali, Luqm...

Coronavirus impact , COVID-19 , Effects on sports journalists , kenya , RMS , Sports Journalim

Diamond League postpones June events due to COVID-19 pandemic

By Reuters,

Diamond League events in Eugene and Paris have been postponed while the event in Oslo will be staged as an “alternative competition” due to the CO...

Covid-19 pandemic , Diamond League

How football legend Drogba, helped to halt civil war in his home nation

By Agencies,

Al-Merrikh Stadium, in Sudan's second largest city of Omdurman, is not one of the world's great gladiatorial arenas. Yet this small ground - known as ...

african cup of nations , Bouake , chelsea , Didier Drogba , Ivory Coast , Laurent Gbagbo , World cup

Coe hopes for ‘belated season’ starting in August

By Reuters,

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe is still hoping that a belated outdoor athletics season can be staged from August to October this year, he sai...

athletics , coronavirus , season , Seb Coe

World championships moved to 2022 to avoid Olympics clash

By Reuters,

The world athletics championships have been moved back 11 months to July 2022 to avoid clashing with the Tokyo Olympics, which was also postponed due ...

Postponed Olympics set for July 23 2021 start

By Agencies,

The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games have been rescheduled to start on July 23, 2021 after being postponed due to coronavirus, the International Olympic Commi...

coronavirus , olympics , Tokyo 2020