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

AK supremo Tuwei expects stiff competition at National XC

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert KiprotichChief athletics writer Athletics Kenya (AK) President Jackson Tuwei is expecting stiff competition at the National Cross Country Cha...

Africa Cross Country Championships , Athletics Kenya , Jackson Tuwei , Lome , National Cross Country Championships , Ngong Race Course , Togo

Rotich sets sights on World relay after lighting up Nyayo

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World 800m bronze medallist Ferguson Rotich has set his sights on the World Relay Championships slated for Poland in May after dismantling a strong fi...

Ferguson Rotich

Moraa, Omanyala steal show at AK relay meet

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

It was a spectacular sight to behold as athletics bigwigs from disciplined forces and civilians congregated on Saturday at the Nyayo National Stadium ...

Ferdinand Omanyala , Mary Moraa

Athletics Kenya relay series kicks off in Nairobi

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Athletics Kenya (AK) relay series kicked off on Saturday at the Nyayo National Stadium with three other legs lined up ahead of the World Relay Cha...

Athletics Kenya

Former relay champion Kipketer hit with two-year ban

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Former world junior 800m champion Alfred Kipketer has been handed a two-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for whereabouts failures- an an...

AIU , Alfred Kipketer , ban , whereabouts failures

All set for Ol Kalou Cross Country

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

A high turnout of athletes is expected at the third and final leg of Athletics Kenya (AK) Cross Country series set for Saturday in Ol Kalou, Nyandarua...

Athletics Kenya , Lawrence Miano , Nyandarua County , Ol Kalou Cross Country

Athletics Kenya releases season calendar

By Stanley Mativo,

Athletics Kenya (AK) has released its calendar for the 2020/2021 season which also includes the World Under-20 Championships pre-trial and Mountain Ru...

Coleman banned for two years for missing drugs test

By Agencies,

World 100m champion Christian Coleman has been banned for two years after missing three drugs tests. The 24-year-old American, who is suspended fro...

AIU , American , banned , Christian Coleman , Doha , Qatar , Tokyo Olympics

Leap of faith: Why 400m champ Moraa is opting for 800m

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

World U-18 400m silver medalist and Africa Under-20 champion Mary Moraa has decided to transition to the 800m from her usual 400m race category saying...

Africa Under-20 champion , Mary Moraa , Transition to 800m

Kipyegon targeting world 1000m record in Brussels

By World Athletics,

Reigning Olympic 1,500m champion Faith Kipyegon has set her sights on the world 1000m record at the Memorial Van Damme, a Wanda Diamond League meeting...

Faith Kipyegon , world 1000m record

Lyles says Coleman must be more responsible after missed tests

By Reuters,

World 200 metres champion Noah Lyles has said fellow American sprinter Christian Coleman must show more responsibility after he was provisionally susp...

Christian Coleman , doping , Noah Lyles

Africa’s sprinters navigate the pandemic ahead of the Tokyo Olympics

By World Athletics,

While Africa is often associated with distance running, athletes from the continent have also left an indelible mark on the sprints at major champions...

Isaac Makwala , Marie Josée Ta Lou , olympics , Tokyo 2020 , Wayde van Niekerk

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

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

What happens if the Tokyo Games don’t go ahead?

By CNN,

The Olympic flame arrived in Japan on Friday, marking the beginning of official celebrations for a global sporting event that could still be derailed ...

coronavirus , olympics , Tokyo Games

Africa Under-20 champ Moraa eager to lower her time at AK meet

By Dan Ogega,

World U-18 400m silver medalist and Africa Under-20 champion Mary Moraa has said she intends to use this weekend’s Athletics Kenya Track and Field m...

Africa Under-20 champion , AK meet , lower record , Mary Moraa , nyayo stadium

Kimunyan triumphs in 10k at Eldoret AK meet

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

African Games 5000m bronze medalist Richard Yator Kimunyan stormed to victory in the men's 10000m as the first leg of Athletics Kenya (AK) Track and F...

AK meet , Athletics Kenya , Richard Yator Kimunyan

Kamworor, Chelangat to skip Africa Cross in Togo

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World Cross Country bronze medalist Geoffrey Kamworor and the newly crowned national champion Sheila Chelangat will not represent Kenya at the Africa...

Africa Cross Country Champiosnhip , Athletics Kenya , Geoffrey Kamworor , Lome , Sheila Chelangat , Togo

Special device to monitor air quality at Nairobi WU20

By World Athletics,

The World Athletics U20 Championships Nairobi 2020 will be the first global track and field championships where air quality will be measured and analy...

Nairobi , World Under-20 Championships