Kenya’s Togo-bound team breaks camp

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Following the postponement of the 6th Africa Cross Country Championships, the Kenyan team for the continental showpiece has closed its residential tra...

Africa Cross Country Championships

Syombua chasing Olympic dream

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

With the rescheduled Olympic Games barely five months away, Hellen Syombua is seeking to hit top form as she eyes to make her debut at the largest spo...

Athletics Kenya , Hellen Syombua

Athletics: Team Kenya begins bubble training at Kasarani

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Team Kenya's athletics is the first team to go into  bubble camp that will last for two weeks at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani as pre...

Atheltics Kenya , Bubble training , Kasarani , NOCK

Waithaka eyes Tokyo Olympics success

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Stanley Waithaka is confident his stay in Japan will play a major role in his quest to shine at the Olympic Games set for this summer. The delayed ...

JAPAN , Olympic Games , Stanley Waithaka

Rono, Cherotich shine at AK meet

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Africa Junior 3000m bronze medallist Gideon Rono stunned Commonwealth Games 10000m bronze medallist Rodgers Kwemoi to win the men's 5000m race as the ...

AK meet

Kibiwott Kandie fires warning shot at Nairobi AK meet

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Chief athletics writer, Nyayo Stadium After a disappointing outing at the National Cross Country championships a fortnight ago, Kibiwott Kandie bounc...

AK Track and Field , Kibiwott Kandie , nyayo stadium

Olympics: Tokyo 2020 committee to pick at least 11 women to join board

By Reuters,

The Tokyo Olympic Organising Committee is expected to add at least 11 women to its board as it expands the panel to 45 from 35, Fuji Network News (FNN...

Olympic Organising Committee , Tokyo

Kenyan team to remain in camp despite postponed championship

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Kenyan team for the Africa Cross Country Championships will remain in residential training camp despite the postponement of the Africa Cross Champ...

African Cross Country Championships

Semenya takes testosterone case to human rights court

By Agencies,

Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya will appeal to the European Court of Human Rights against the restriction of testosterone levels in female runner...

Caster Semenya

AK weekend meeting moved to Nairobi

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The opening leg of Athletics Kenya (AK) Track and Field meeting that was scheduled to be held in Maseno University on Friday and Saturday has been mov...

Africa Cross Country championships postponed

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The 6th African Cross Country Championships that was slated for March 6-7 in Lome, Togo has been postponed to a later date. In a statement, the Confe...

Africa Cross Country

Kosgei nominated for Laureus award

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World marathon record holder Brigid Kosgei is among the six nominees for the Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year award. Kosgei will battle it out...

award , Brigid Kosgei , Laureus World Sportswoman

Afcon: Mulee counting on ace Olunga to stop the Pharaohs

By Jacob Icia,

Harambee Stars head coach Jacob ‘Ghost’ Mulee is optimistic lead striker Michael Olunga will be available for the remaining 2022 African Cup of Na...

afcon , comoros , Egypt , Jacob 'Ghost'Mulee , kenya , Michael Olunga

Why all-conquering Jepchirchir has her work cut out

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert KiprotichChief writer, athletics While 2020 was a year many would want to erase from their memories, for Peres Jepchirchir it was a bitter-...

Peres Jepchirchir

SOYA: Olunga, Jepchirchir crowned Most Valuable athletes at gala

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Harambee Stars striker Michael Olunga and half marathon world record holder Peres Jepchirchir are the winners of the 2020 Outstanding Sports Personali...

2020 Soya Awards , Michael Olunga , Peres Jepchirchir

SOYA organisers to host symposium in Naivasha

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Some 250 sports people across all the sports disciplines will congregate in Naivasha on Saturday for a one-day sports symposium to mark the 17th editi...

SOYA

Chepkoech breaks 5km world record in Monaco

By World Athletics,

World 3000m steeplechase champion Beatrice Chepkoech broke the world 5km record when she clocked 14:43 at the Monaco Run on Sunday. The performance b...

Dominant Rono shines at cross country meet

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gideon Rono of Central Rift ran the rule in the boys 8km Under-20 race at the National Cross Country Championships held Saturday at the Ngong Race Cou...

Gideon Rono , Nairobi , National Cross Country , Ngong Race Cross

Junior athletes sensitized on doping ahead National XC champs

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Athletics Kenya (AK) in partnership with the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) emphasized the importance of running and winning clean to the junior a...

ADAK , Athletics Kenya , doping

Lotto Foundation pumps Sh7m to National XC Champs

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Lotto Foundation has injected Ksh 7million to boost the National Cross Country Championships that is set for Saturday at the Ngong Race Course The ev...

Lotto , National Cross Country Championships