IAAF’s Ethics and Board has banned Rio De Janeiro Kenya Team manager Michael Rotich ten years from any athletics related activities. Apart from the long ban, the former North Rift Athletics Kenya chairman was also fined kshs 1.9 million The retired Major in the Kenya Defence Forces was found guilty of breaching its IAAF rules. […]
Athletes who were involved in today’s morning accident have been trated and discharged at Kapsabet Referral Hospital. The runners who were training along Kapsabet-Olessos road sustained minor injuries as they prepared for their races in Europe next month. Stella Barsosio who was one of the injured athlete said she was training as part of her […]
Reigning Olympic marathon silver medalist Eunice Kirwa has provisionally been suspended for doping violations, using erythropoietin (EPO). The Kenyan born turned Bahraini international was suspended by Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU). The 35 year old Nandi born runner finished behind winner Jemima Sumgong who is also banned and ahead of ethiopia’s Mare Dibaba.
Three time Paralympics champion Vincent Mutai is the StarTimes/Sports Journalists Association of kenya (SJAK) Sports Personality of the Month of April 2019. The paralympian won three Class T46 Gold medals in 100m, 200m and the Long Jump at the 4th International Athletics Meeting in Marrakech, Morocco. Mutai beat African U20 gold medallists Faith Chepkemoi and […]
Tabitha Gachia led an all podium finish for kenyan runners at the Gothenburg half marathon on Saturday. The Kenyan runner was on top of the game, defeating former world cross country junior bronze medalist Cynthia Jerop. Little known Gachia edged reigning Kass marathon winner Cynthia Jerop and Ruth Jebitok in a 1-2-3 podium sweep for […]
Reigning world 10,000m bronze medalist Agnes Jebet Tirop successfully defended her title as Aldamalak won the men’s World 10km Bungalore Road in India. After running to a course record last year, Tirop won the race with more than two minutes off her course record that stood at 31:19 in 2018. The former world cross country […]
Reigning world 3,000m steeplechase world record holder Beatrice Chepkoech led world under 20 3,000m steeplechase champion Celliphine Chespol to a 1-2 podium finish for Kenyans at the second leg of IAAF Diamond League in Shanghai, China. Chepkoech ran the world lead of 9:04.53 ahead of Chespol’s 9:11.53 as Ugandan Peruth Chemutai in 9:17.79. In 5,000m, […]
Reigning world under 20 5,000m silver medalist Stanely Waithaka will be leading a Kenyan contingent for the second leg of IAAF Diamond League this weekend in Shanghai, China. The leagues will be a precussor for this year’s IAAF world championships in Doha, Qatar. Waithaka, the world under 18 bronze medalist will be facing off with […]
Two time world cross country champion Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor ran with the course record at the Grand Prix de Berne 10 mile road race in Switzerland yesterday. The three time world half marathon champion won the race in 44:53 ahead of Tadese Abraham and Simon Tesfay in second and third positions respectively. Fresh from winning […]
Kenya team captain at the world Relays championships in Yokohama, Japan Aron Koech anchored his team to qualify into the finals in 4x400m relay as the championships kicked off today ahead of tomorrow’s final. Koech, who won the Africa Athletics championships gold in Assaba, Nigeria coordinated well with Jared Momanyi, Maureen Thomas and Hellen symbua […]