WADA vice-president to vote against Russia reinstatement

By Reuters,

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) vice-president Linda Helleland has said she will oppose a proposal to reinstate the Russian agency RUSADA if it comes ...

doping , Linda Helleland , WADA , World Anti-Doping Agency

Manvir wins Sports Personality award

By Jeremiah Lechipai,

Two-time reigning African Rally Champion Manvir Baryan is the StarTimes Sports Personality of the month of June. Navigated by his British partner D...

African Rally Champion , Manvir Baryan , Sports Personality

WADA must not pander to Russia over RUSADA reinstatement – iNADO

By Reuters,

The World Anti-Doping Agency must not pander to the will of a powerful nation when it decides this week whether to reinstate Russia’s anti-doping ag...

doping , iNADO , RUSADA , russia , WADA

I expected my husband to win, Kipchoge’s wife opens up on athlete’s lifestyle

By Carol Kones,

Grace Sugut, wife of heroic Berlin Marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge has for the first time opened up on the lifestyle of the star athlete, giving hint...

Berlin Marathon champion , Eliud Kipchoge , Grace Sugut , Record , wife

The greatest marathoner ever: What you need to know about Eliud Kipchoge

By Wycliffe Nyamasege,

Kenya's Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge is quite easily the most popular man in Kenya and possibly Berlin, Germany at the moment. Kipchoge, the wi...

Berlin 2018 Marathon , Dennis Kimetto , Eliud Kipchoge

You’ve done us proud, Uhuru congratulates Kenya’s Berlin marathon team

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has congratulated Eliud Kipchoge and Gladys Cherono for smashing the World Marathon records at the Berlin Marathon men and wo...

2018 Marathon , Berlin Marathon , Eliud Kipchoge , Gladys Cherono , Uhuru kenyatta

AK to invite embattled Asbel for ‘talk’ in bid to rescue his career

By Stanley Mativo,

Athletics Kenya will invite the embattled three-time World 1,500 metres champion Asbel Kiprop for a ‘talk’, AK senior vice-president Paul Mutwii h...

1000th career appearance , AK , Asbel Kiprop , Atheltics Kenya , Paul Mutwii , talk

Bolt takes break from Mariners for overseas commitment

By Reuters,

Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt will put his efforts to carve out a football career on hold for a week to fulfil a “previously planned” oversea...

A-League’s Central Coast Mariners , break , Jamaican , Olympic sprint champion , Usain Bolt

Former AK boss Okeyo cleared of extortion charges

By Reuters,

Former Athletics Kenya (AK) vice-president David Okeyo, who was last week banned from the sport for life for siphoning sponsorship funds, has been cle...

AK , corruption , David Okeyo , IAAF , Isaac Mwangi

Cheroben to defend Copenhagen Half title

By IAAF,

Organisers of the Copenhagen Half Marathon have assembled one of the deepest half marathon fields in history for the IAAF Gold Label road race on 16 S...

Abraham Cheroben , Copenhagen Half Marathon , Joan Chelimo

Olympic champ Bolt makes Mariners debut

By Reuters,

Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt came off the bench to kick-start his football career with Australia’s Central Coast Mariners in a pre-season frie...

Central Coast Mariners , Usain Bolt

David Okeyo banned for life for taking Nike money, fined Ksh.15M

By Agencies,

Former senior Kenyan athletics official David Okeyo has been banned from the sport for life and fined Ksh.5million after being found guilty of diverti...

David Okeyo , Nike

Ndakaini Half Marathon set for October

By Erick Nyasani,

The 15th edition of the annual Ndakaini Half Marathon will be held on October 6, around the scenic fresh water dam in Murang’a County. Ndakaini E...

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Olympic champ Bolt expects nerves for Mariners debut

By Reuters,

Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt expects an onset of nerves when he makes his debut for Australia’s Central Coast Mariners against an amateur side...

Australia’s Central Coast Mariners , coach Mike Mulvey , expect nerves , Olympic sprint champion , Usain Bolt

ADAK in support of WADA approved lab in Kenya

By Citizen Reporter,

The Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) has reacted with delight, backing the setting up of a World the-Doping agency approved lab in Kenya. The mov...

anti-doping , kenya , lab , LANCET Group of Labs , The Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) , WADA , World Anti-Doping Agency

Athletics Integrity Unit,LANCET establish WADA approved lab in Nairobi

By Agencies,

  The Athletics Integrity Unit and LANCET Group of Labs have established the first ever WADA approved anti-doping laboratory in East Africa. ...

anti-doping lab , east africa , Lancet , Nairobi , WADA

Bett tests positive for EPO

By Agencies,

Kipyegon Bett, Kenya’s world 800m bronze medal winner, has tested positive for the banned blood booster erythropoeitin (EPO). The Athletics Kenya...

800metres , Athletics Kenya , Barnaba Korir , EPO , Kipgegon Bett , tests positive

Tuwei pledges more zeal in fight against doping

By Robbie Chome,

Athletics Kenya (AK) will integrate more committees to the existing in a fresh step to intensify war against doping. AK president Lt. Gen (Rtd) Ja...

AK , Athletics Kenya , doping , fight , Lt. Gen (Rtd) Jack Tuwei

On fire Kaberia mum, as Muthee, Muteti trade blames over World U-18 scam

By Carol Kones,

In what is turning out to be startling revelations, the IAAF World Under-18 Local Organising Committee CEO Mwangi Muthee has claimed that Sports Kenya...

Legend Bolt trains with Mariners, ready for ‘professional contract’

By Reuters,

Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt eased into his first training session with Australia’s Central Coast Mariners on Tuesday and said he was ready to...

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