Athletics Kenya has moved the planned National Cross country championships from Kisii County to Nairobi. On Saturday, the federation’s CEO Susan Kamau announced that the 2022 National Cross Country Championships-cum-Trials will be staged in Nairobi’s Jockey Club in Ngong Nairobi on February 13 not the initialy planned Kisii Golf Course. In the latter, Kamau wrote: […]
World Youth 1,500m champion Edna Jebitok Edna Jebitok and upstart Daniel Kiprotich were crowed the 10km champions of Nandi County Athletics Kenya Cross country championships held today at the Kapsabet Showground, Nandi. It was a great moment for junior runners as Zenah Cheptoo and Johnson Lagat won the 6km and 8km junior women and men […]
Returning from a 14 month ban for doping offence, Ferdinand Omanyala, Ferguson Rotich, Mary Moraa and Hellen Syombua won in their heats at the second leg of Athletics Kenya Relays Series at Nyayo National Stadium. The Nairobi University student won the 100m 10th heat in 10.11sec beating Ian Otieno and Josiah Innocent to second and […]
Top Kenyan sprinters will be facing off on Saturday 22nd January 2021 at the Nyayo National Stadium for the second leg of Athletics Kenya Relay championships ahead of the World Relay Championships set for Silesia, Poland. Initially, the second leg was to be held at the Kenyatta stadium in kitale, but it was changed to […]
Two time world marathon champion Abel Kirui has urged Athletics Kenya to establish a medical cover as well as welfare fund for athletes to avoid running into poverty after retirement. The former Chicago marathon champion said athletes thrive, winning medals for the country but some end up living a poor life after retirement, forgetting that […]
Athletics Kenya held their county cross country championships this Saturday, January 16th 2021. The results from the counties are as follows Baringo County- Metipso primary 10km senior men Shadrack Kipchirchir- 30:07 Patrick Mosin- 30:17 Emmanuel kemboi- 30:33 10km senior women Agnes Jebet- 35:08 Lydia Jeruto- 36:10 Gladys Koech- 37;10 8km junior men Gideon Rono- 23:29 […]
Former Africa cross country silver medalist Charles Mneria Yosei and former Africa Games 5,000m champion Rosemary Wanjiru won the Kenya Prisons Service Cross Country Championships held today at the Prisons Staff Training College, Ruiru. Targeting to represent the country at the Africa cross country championships, Yosei sealed a hat-trick in senior men’s 10km race. The […]
With the aim of competing at the Africa Cross country championships, counties will be hosting cross country championships to reperesnt them at the regional and national championships. On Saturday 16thJanuary 2021 all 45 counties will be hosting the county cross country championships with top six finishers making it to the regional meeting before Athletics Kenya’s […]
Former Africa cross country champion Charles Mneira Yosei will be chasing a hat trick at the Kenya Prisons Service cross country championships set for this Saturday at the Prisons Staff Training College (KPTC) in Ruiru. Yosei, who won the Nandi Athletics Kenya cross country championships won the 2020 and 2019 titles. “I will be trying […]
Vincent Kipruto will be chasing his maiden appearance at the Olympic games this year competing in 800m. The the two time world indoor champion said … Full report https://www.the-star.co.ke/sports/athletics/2020-12-27-world-indoor-champion-kipruto-hoping-for-a-fruitful-2021-after-intense-training-in-2020/