Articles by Philip Muchiri

2019 in Review: Kenyan stars light up Doha

1803, December 30, 2019 (EAT)

@Philip Muhiri Kenya again showed her athletics prowess at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, finishing second on the overall medal st...

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

Tanui, Maron Kibor win AK Ol Kalau XC leg

1935, December 21, 2019 (EAT)

Nakuru based Albert Tanui and Marion Kibor from the Kahawa Barracks are the winners of AK Cross Country Series held in Ol Kalau, Nyandarua County on...

Kemboi to light up Ol Kalau race

1743, December 20, 2019 (EAT)

Fresh from winning the 10km senior men race in the second AK Cross Country Series in Sotik, Bomet County a week ago Nyahururu based Allan Kemboi is ex...

Sibling rivalry highlights SOYA school coach of the year list

945, December 11, 2019 (EAT)

The Walgwe brothers- Thomas and Victor will seek to keep the SOYA school coach of the year award in their family after they were nominated in the cate...

Engstrom on brink of Kenya Ladies Open glory

1916, December 7, 2019 (EAT)

Despite illness and a few bad shots, Swedish teenager Julia Engström maintained her dogged campaign in search of a maiden tour victory when she went ...

Woods vows to tour Kenya again

1853, December 7, 2019 (EAT)

Tiger Woods’ niece, Cheyenne Woods -arguably the most popular name among Kenyan fans following the Magical Kenya Ladies Open has promised to tour th...

Wafula inspired by Magical Kenya Ladies Open show

1050, December 7, 2019 (EAT)

Playing at the highest level of Women’s Golf ever played on Kenyan soil has inspired 22-year-old Naomi Wafula to begin the journey of becoming only ...

Sweden’s Engstrom takes Kenya Ladies Open lead

2219, December 5, 2019 (EAT)

Swedish Julia Engstrom has taken the lead after day one of Magical Kenya Ladies Open at the Vipingo Ridge PGA golf Course in Kilifi County. Ranked 30...

Junior golfers from Grassroots Programme take part in M-Pesa Clinic

1707, December 5, 2019 (EAT)

At least 26 junior golfers from the grassroots golf programme in Vipingo on Wednesday were coached by four Ladies European Tour players during a golf ...

Shah leads home charge at Magical Kenya

2138, December 4, 2019 (EAT)

Nyali’s Golf Club Bhavi Shah will be Kenya’s sole lady pro representing the country at the Ladies European Tour’s Magical Kenya Ladies Open whic...

Pro-am to curtain raise the first ever ladies European golf tour in Kenya

1416, December 4, 2019 (EAT)

Tiger Woods' niece Cheyenne Woods is the star attraction as the Pro-Am of the Magical Kenya Ladies Open tees off at Vipingo Ridge course on Wednesday....

Gor Youth edge White Rhinos in Tunai Premier Cup opener

1058, November 27, 2019 (EAT)

The second edition of Governor Tunai Premier Cup kicked off on Tuesday evening with special guests Gor Mahia Under-20 team dazzling past hosts White R...

Julius Tanki celebrates winning the Machakos Cross Country meet. (PHOTO/Courtesy)

Elite athletes set to battle it out at AK Cross County in Machakos

1303, November 20, 2019 (EAT)

A large number of elite athletes are expected to take part in the first Athletics Kenya (AK) Cross Country meeting at the Machakos Teachers Training C...

State of Stadia: Othaya Stadium and floods are like Siamese twins

1112, November 19, 2019 (EAT)

When Othaya town was established some 120km north of Kenya’s capital Nairobi, the southern part of the town could have made the perfect site for the...

State of Stadia: The Ruringu shame!

1701, November 12, 2019 (EAT)

When construction work commenced in mid 2017 and about Sh500 million set aside for upgrading the historic Ruringu Stadium in Nyeri County, no one thou...

Kenya to extend war on doping beyond athletes, says Amina

1452, November 6, 2019 (EAT)

Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Culture and Heritage, Amb. Amina Mohamed has assured the National Anti Doping Associations (NADO) that Kenya’s governm...

FC Kenya, the team in Qatar with huge ambitions

1422, October 30, 2019 (EAT)

Philip Muchiri In December 22, 2010, a 22-member FIFA Executive Committee that had convened in Zürich awarded Qatar hosting rights for the 2022 Wo...

Kamworor, Keitany back in New York for glory

1039, October 30, 2019 (EAT)

After breaking the World half marathon record in Denmark last month, Geoffrey Kamworor says he is ready to reclaim his New York City marathon title. ...

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

NOCK to intensify preps for Youth Olympics Games

1121, October 23, 2019 (EAT)

The National Olympic Committee Kenya (NOCK) is looking to start early preparations for the 2022 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar where Senegal will become...

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

Why more Kenyans are opting for road races – Hussein

1118, October 17, 2019 (EAT)

The last time Kenya won a gold medal at the Olympic 10,000 meters was in 1968 Mexico City Olympics, in Mexico, Naftali Temu being the last Kenyan to t...