Articles by Gilbert Kiprotich

Nairobi Under-20 Championships preps to continue

1556, March 30, 2020 (EAT)

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

IAAF CEO Olivier Gers with LOC Chair Jackson Tuwei and CEO Michael Mwangi Muthee in ...

KIPROTICH: How coronavirus is stretching the 2021 athletics calendar

2234, March 26, 2020 (EAT)

@gil_kiprotich After months of speculation, the Olympics Games were finally, as widely expected, postponed to next year due the coronavirus pandemic....

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge celebrates after winning the Men's Marathon athletics event of the Rio 2016 Olympic ...

Kenyan athletes react to Olympics postponement

2010, March 24, 2020 (EAT)

With Kenya having established itself as a global sporting powerhouse, the postponement of the Olympic Games is set to affect many athletes who had s...

NOC-K, gov’t backs postponement of Olympic Games

928, March 25, 2020 (EAT)

The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) and the Ministry of Sports have welcomed the move to postpone the Olympic Games due to the coronavirus...

NOC-K to engage IOC amid Olympic Games uncertainty

1705, March 23, 2020 (EAT)

The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) is set to consult with respective federations ahead of their presentation to the International Olympic...

Amos Kipruto approaches the tape to win the 2016 Rome Marathon. PHOTO/Organisers/IAAF

Following in the footsteps of Wanjiru, Kipruto profile keeps rising

1147, March 20, 2020 (EAT)

@gil_kiprotich When the heart-breaking news of the death of Samuel Wanjiru broke in May 15, 2011, he might have been only 18 years old but Amos Kipru...

Coronavirus: Hard times for athletes as AK orders shutdown of training camps

2334, March 18, 2020 (EAT)

Gilbert Kiprotich, Chief Athletics Writer Athletics Kenya has ordered all athletics training camps in the country to shut down in the wake of the bit...

Hellen Obiri wins the 3000m at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Doha (PHOTO/IAAF/...

Diamond League hit by coronavirus concerns

1449, March 17, 2020 (EAT)

Kenyan athletes continue to count losses as the organisers of the World Athletics Diamond League postponed the opening three legs of the 2020 season o...

Bitok welcomes CAVB postponement of Club Championships

1358, March 16, 2020 (EAT)

Malkia Strikers head coach Paul Bitok has welcomed the move by the African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) to postpone all the volleyball activities i...

Opisa: From defender to a Chapa Dimba goalscoring machine

1731, March 14, 2020 (EAT)

After failing to progress beyond the regional finals for two straight, Wiyeta Girls finally broke into Chapa Dimba's biggest stage in grand fashion. ...

Athletes race during the National Cross Country Championship at Uhuru Gardens in Nairobi, Kenya on ...

African XC postponed over coronavirus concerns

1139, March 13, 2020 (EAT)

The 6th African Cross-Country Championships that was slated for Lome, Togo in April 8 has been postponed over the fears of coronavirus. In a statem...

Geoffrey Kimani pictured at the Ksarani Stadium during his previous stint with the Kenya Sevens ...

Kimani to lead NOCK’s Strength and Conditioning program

2042, March 10, 2020 (EAT)

The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) has appointed former Kenya Sevens Strength and Conditioning (S&C) coach Geoffrey Kimani as the lead...

Laiser rule Kapenguria to win Chapa Dimba Rift boys’ title

1634, March 8, 2020 (EAT)

Gilbert Kiprotich at Green Stadium Hill Academy came from behind to stun Kapenguria Heroes 4-2 in post match penalties after a 1-1 draw in regular ti...

Wiyeta crowned Chapa Dimba Rift queens

1439, March 8, 2020 (EAT)

Wiyeta Girls are the new Chapa Dimba na Safaricom Rift region girls' champions after completing a resounding campaign by thrashing bitter rivals Itigo...

Ex-champs Kapenguria, Laiser Hill to collide in Chapa Dimba Rift final

1738, March 7, 2020 (EAT)

Gilbert Kiprotich at Kericho Green Stadium Former Chapa Dimba na Safaricom national champions Kapenguria Heroes will face off with Laiser Hill Academ...

Itigo to face Wiyeta in Rift Chapa Dimba finals

1454, March 7, 2020 (EAT)

Gilbert Kiprotich in Kericho It will be an all secondary school affair in the girls’ Chapa Dimba na Safaricom Rift finals as Itigo Girls take on Wi...

Judith Musimbi (center) of Wiyeta Girls dribbles past Londu Teresa and Akinyi of Nyakach Girls ...

Wiyeta Girls seeking Chapa Dimba glory

1257, March 6, 2020 (EAT)

Wiyeta Girls will be seeking glory as Chapa Dimba na Safaricom tourney heads to Kericho Green Stadium for the Rift regional finals on Saturday and Sun...

Mercy Wanjiru of Lanet (012) and Naomi Chepkemoi of Kahawa (right) competing at the KDF championship ...

Wanjiru, Too shine at Nairobi AK meet

1931, March 5, 2020 (EAT)

African Games 3000m steeplechase silver medalist Mercy Wanjiru reigned supreme in the women’s 5000m as the second leg of Athletics Kenya (AK) Track ...

Amina calm ahead of Worlds despite coronavirus scare

1840, March 5, 2020 (EAT)

Sports Cabinet Secretary ambassador Amina Mohammed has reiterated that the spread of coronavirus won’t deter the preparations of the upcoming World ...

No reprieve for Kenya in latest doping rankings

1514, March 5, 2020 (EAT)

Despite the sustained efforts to contain the doping menace, Kenya remains a hot bed of drug cheats in the latest categorisation of nations by the Worl...