Articles by Philip Muchiri

Rwanda national volleyball coach Paul Bitok celebrates his team victory against Kenya during their All ...

Bitok ready to work in Kenya after rejecting Rwanda’s contract

1137, June 14, 2019 (EAT)

Rwanda men's’ national team head coach Paul Bitok will not extend his contract as Rwanda’s Volleyball Federation Technical Director despite holdin...

Kenyan Faith Kipyegon (R) celebrates after winning the women's 1500m race during the AG Insurance ...

Kipyegon to skip All Africa Games for Worlds

1228, June 13, 2019 (EAT)

Olympic and World 1500m champion Faith Chepng’etich Kipyegon will miss this year’s All African Games as she prepares for her comeback from materni...

Eldoret indoor volleyball arena in the offing

1040, June 13, 2019 (EAT)

Following a successful hosting of the AMACO sponsored 13th edition of Paul Bitok international Volleyball tournament in Eldoret on May 25, 2019, the ...

Christine Ongare (L)fights Veronicah Mbithe during the Commonwealth games trials at Kaloleni social hall ...

Ongare to highlight boxing league in Busia

1028, June 12, 2019 (EAT)

Commonwealth bronze medallist Christine Ongare, Shaffi Bakari and Lorna Kusa will highlight the second leg of the Boxing Association of Kenya (BAK) Na...

AK to pick 65 athletes for All Africa Games

1241, June 11, 2019 (EAT)

Athletics Kenya will select at least 65 athletes to represent the country in the track and field events at the 12th edition of the All Africa Games th...

NOCK set to unveil Team Kenya for Africa Beach Games

1845, June 4, 2019 (EAT)

The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) will on Saturday in Mombasa unveil the team that will represent the country at the inaugural Africa Bea...

For prodigy Mutinda, the volleyball charm is just starting

1615, May 28, 2019 (EAT)

Even before completing her high school studies in 2018, Esther Mutinda made the cut to the national Under 20 women’s team that took part in the Afri...

Invest in sports facilities to spur talent growth, urges MP Wanyama

1827, May 26, 2019 (EAT)

Despite the amazing talent in different sports disciplines, Kenya's sports men and women are lacking proper exposure due to lack of sports facilities....

GSU set Prisons meeting in an all-military semis crunch tie

1429, May 26, 2019 (EAT)

National men's volleyball champions General Service Unit (GSU) will play Kenya Prisons in the first semifinal of the ongoing Amaco International Volle...

2016 Rio Olympics - Athletics - Final - Women's Marathon -Sambodromo - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ...

Olympic medalist Jepkirui suspended for doping

1556, May 22, 2019 (EAT)

Eunice Jepkirui Kirwa has become the second Kenya-born Bahraini to be handed suspension from athletics for doping after 3000m steeplechase Olympic cha...

American teams arrive for Eldoret volleyball event

1146, May 22, 2019 (EAT)

American Volleyball teams, Salt factory sports and Baylor are the first foreign teams to land in the country for the 13th edition of the Amaco Interna...

Julius Yego, the African and Commonwealth champion competes in the Javelin throw men final during ...

Yego to kick-off vigorous campaign

1042, May 17, 2019 (EAT)

Former World Javelin champion Julius Yego is set to kick off a vigorous campaign in order to return to the helm of Javelin throwing in the World. Y...

Mutai, Jepkosgei hail relay team for bagging bronze at Championship

1234, May 13, 2019 (EAT)

Despite returning home with only a bronze medal to show from this year’s IAAF World Relays Championship in Yokohama, Japan, Kenya’s athletes recei...

Look who’s back; “Prodigal son” Bitok returns home

1219, April 30, 2019 (EAT)

Philip Muchiri Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) is keen on working with the Rwanda national men’s volleyball team coach team Paul Bitok who is s...

Screen grab of athletes running on the track. Photo/COURTESY

Garissa University Memorial Race postponed

2050, April 1, 2019 (EAT)

Lack of sponsorship has forced Athletics Kenya North Eastern Branch to cancel the much awaited fourth edition of the Garissa University Memorial 10km ...

94 take part in Chairman’s prize Golf in Mombasa

1450, March 5, 2019 (EAT)

Hosts Mombasa Golf Club players dominated the chairman’s prize golf tournament taking the first five positions. The tournament organized to celeb...

Hellen Obiri wins the senior women race during the National cross country championships cum trials ...

Kigari camp will be about teamwork, Letting says, eyes on Aarhus

1227, February 26, 2019 (EAT)

Team Kenya World Cross Country head coach David Letting will focus on teamwork in his squad as the team hits camp in Embu, ahead of the 2019 champions...

Hellen Obiri en route to her 5000m African title in Asaba (PHOTO/IAAF/Bob Ramsak)

Obiri says use of wild cards ‘not a good idea’

1052, February 21, 2019 (EAT)

World 5000m champion Helen Obiri has urged Athletics Kenya (AK) to reconsider their decision to include wild card selection for athletes who will take...

Kenya's Elijah Motonei Manangoi celebrates winning the final of the men's 1500m athletics event at ...

Itching Manangoi can’t wait to go as X-Country D-Day nears

1205, February 20, 2019 (EAT)

It will be a different ball game for World 1,500m champion Elijah Manangoi as he aims to represent Kenya for the first time in the World Cross Country...

Legend Kadenge grapples with huge hospital bill

1232, February 18, 2019 (EAT)

The family of hospitalised football legend Joe Kadenge is grappling with a huge hospital bill accrued at the Nairobi Hospital where the 83-year-old-le...