Articles by Gilbert Kiprotich

Kenya’s Togo-bound team breaks camp

1018, March 5, 2021 (EAT)

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

Athletes run on a road during a half marathon near the town of Eldoret in ...

Syombua chasing Olympic dream

1621, March 3, 2021 (EAT)

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: Team Kenya begins bubble training at Kasarani

948, March 2, 2021 (EAT)

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...

Waithaka eyes Tokyo Olympics success

1603, March 1, 2021 (EAT)

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 ...

Rono, Cherotich shine at AK meet

2000, February 28, 2021 (EAT)

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

Kibiwott Kandie fires warning shot at Nairobi AK meet

1702, February 27, 2021 (EAT)

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

Newly elected national Olympic committe -Kenya (NOCK) Paul Tergat celebrates being declared winner during National ...

Tergat urges marathoners to stay focused ahead of Olympics

1940, February 26, 2021 (EAT)

The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) President Paul Tergat has challenged the marathon team to remain steadfast as the clock ticks down tow...

Kenyan team to remain in camp despite postponed championship

1155, February 26, 2021 (EAT)

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

KHU publishes league resumption dates

1618, February 25, 2021 (EAT)

The Kenya hockey premier league will kick off on April 3, Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) has announced. KHU suspended all its leagues in March last year fo...

AK weekend meeting moved to Nairobi

1233, February 25, 2021 (EAT)

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...

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

Africa Cross Country championships postponed

1029, February 25, 2021 (EAT)

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...

Kosgei nominated for Laureus award

1618, February 24, 2021 (EAT)

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...

Peres Jepchirchir winning at the IAAF/Cardiff University World Half Marathon Championships Cardiff 2016. PHOTO/Courtesy

Why all-conquering Jepchirchir has her work cut out

1313, February 22, 2021 (EAT)

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

SOYA: Olunga, Jepchirchir crowned Most Valuable athletes at gala

120, February 21, 2021 (EAT)

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

Kipchoge to return to Hamburg

1514, February 18, 2021 (EAT)

World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge will be making a return to Hamburg, the place where he made his marathon debut for the NN Mission Marathon...

SOYA organisers to host symposium in Naivasha

1907, February 17, 2021 (EAT)

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...

Obiri eyeing double events at Tokyo Olympics

1016, February 17, 2021 (EAT)

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...

Kwemoi upsets Kandie to lift National Cross Country title

1514, February 13, 2021 (EAT)

@gil_kiprotich Commonwealth Games 10000m bronze medallist Rodgers Kwemoi stunned favourites to clinch the men's 10km title at the National Cross Coun...

Dominant Rono shines at cross country meet

1248, February 13, 2021 (EAT)

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...

Junior athletes sensitized on doping ahead National XC champs

2201, February 12, 2021 (EAT)

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...