Rono shines as World Under-20 trials begin

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Africa 3000m junior bronze medallist Gideon Rono won the 5000m race as the preliminary trials for the World Under-20 Championships kicked off Friday a...

Juniors fired up for WU20 Trials

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Fireworks are expected when the Athletics Kenya (AK) preliminary trials for the World Under-20 Championships kicks off on Friday at the Nyayo National...

502 juniors to compete at World Under-20 trials

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Some 502 junior athletes will congregate at the Nyayo Stadium on Friday for a two-day pre-trial event for the World Under-20 Championships. The nat...

Junior athletes , nyayo stadium , Pre-trial event , World Under-20 Championships

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

271 more people test positive for coronavirus, MOH urges youth to stop ‘reckless behaviour’

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya's coronavirus cases have risen to 30,636 after 271 more people tested positive. Health CAS Rashid Aman said the new cases are from a sample s...

coronavirus , rashid aman

North Eastern athletes tell tales of struggle

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert Kiprotich    in Garissa While it is almost a routine to meet an athlete in the Rift Valley region doing a morning run at the crack of dawn,...

athletes , Athletics Kenya , garissa , Mandera , North and North Eastern Development Initiative , Wajir

New dates for World U20 Championships to be released next month

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

New dates for the postponed World Under-20 Championships will be known next month. The global event was earlier scheduled to be held on July 7-12 a...

Jackson Tuwei , Kasarani , Moi International Sports Centre , World Under-20 Championships

TECNO, UNHCR to support education for African refugee children

By Citizen Reporter,

Leading smartphone brand TECNO has announced a new partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) that will provide qualit...

Tecno , UNHCR

Edna Jebitok hungry as before for World Under-20 title

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert Kiprotich   in Nakuru World Under-20 1500m champion Edna Jebitok is not letting go of her dream to clinch her maiden gold medal in the worl...

Edna Jebitok , Keringet Camp , World Under-20 1500m champion

How Covid-19 put dreams on hold at Torongo camp

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

As the 2020 season kicked off, everything seemed to work out just fine for  athletes at Torongo Athletics Camp, before the unprecedented spread of co...

Agnes Jebet , COVID-19 , Gedion Rono , Junior athletes , Torongo Athletics Camp , Torongo Camp

Chepkosgei, Kipyego bemoan World Under-20 postponement

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Africa Youth 800m silver medalist Sheila Chepkosgei was left to rue the postponement of the World Under-20 Championships. The biannual event which ...

IAAF World Under-20 Championships , SheilA Chepkosgei

How Covid-19 put dreams on hold at Torongo Camp

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

As the 2020 season kicked off everything seemed normal for athletes from the Torongo Athletics Camp before the coronavirus pandemic struck, putting a ...

Covid-19 pandemic

AK rolls out stimulus package to cushion upcoming athletes

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert Kiprotich Chief Athletics Writer Athletics Kenya (AK) has started rolling out a stimulus package to support junior athletes  in the wake of ...

Athletics Kenya(AK) , Barnaba Korir , Junior athletes , Stimulus package

Unmasking KPL: League where player contracts are flushed down like toilet tissue

By Jacob Icia,

For years, its been suspected that Kenyan Premier League clubs don't honour contracts between them and their employees, the players. However, it remai...

contracts , Geoffrey Kataka , Kenyan Premier League , Philemon Otieno

Nairobi Under-20 Championships preps to continue

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The preparations for the World Under-20 Championships as well as the World Athletics Continental Tour will proceed despite the postponement of the eve...

coronavirus , Nairobi World Under-20 Championships

Why I set up Kapchemoiywo camp­, legend Jepkosgei speaks out

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert Kiprotich The dwindling fortunes of Kenya in short and middle distance races led former world 800m champion Janeth Jepkosgei to think outsi...

Janeth Jepkosgei , Kapchemoiywo training camp , Nandi County

Africa champion Leshan eyes World record

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Africa Under-20 javelin champion Ita Nao Leshan is seeking to set a world junior record at this year’s World Under-20 championships slated for Nairo...

Africa Under-20 javelin champion , Ita Nao Leshan , Word junior record

AK calls on government to sustain its ambitious youth camp programme

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Athletics Kenya (AK) has urged the government to sustain the youth camp programme beyond the 2020 World Under-20 Championships. Ahead of next year�...

Athletics Kenya , government , World Under-20 Championships , youth camps

Mogonga High School, the breeding ground of Kenya’s sprint talents

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert Kiprotich in Kisii Discussions bordering  on sprints in Kenya can never be complete without a mention of Mogonga High School in Kisii County...

athletes , Athletics Kenya , Camp , Haron Onchong’a , Mogonga High School , sprint

Despite humble background, young Krop defies the odds to shine

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

After a breakthrough year that saw him clinch silver at the Africa Youth Championships and reach the finals at the World Championships, Jacob Kiprop h...

Africa Youth Championships , Chewoyet , Jacob Krop