The athletics fraternity in Elgeyo-Marakwet County has a reason to celebrate after athletics coach Elkanah Rutto bagged The North Rift Region Tujiamini Gold award in a collective show of effort by the larger coaching fraternity, in a bid to further propel the sport to greater heights. In one of many firsts, coach Rutto was elated […]
Gor Mahia continued to dominate local football following their 21st Kenya Premier league title yesterday. The champions retained their title after beating Bidco United 4-3 in their last KPL match played at the Machakos stadium. The football Kenya Federation handed the title to multiple champions and pocket five million to book for CAF Champions League […]
China defeated Kenya Lionesses to miss out at the Olympic Games rugby for women in Paris, France. This will be the first time that Kenya rugby 7s will be missing at the Olympic Games since the introduction of women rugby in the games after losing 24-07 to China during the repechage Olympic final in Monaco, […]
Mara Sugar were crowned the champions of National Super League (NSL) the second tier league in the country following their victory against former Kenya Premier league side Mathare United over the weekend. The match played at the Awendo stadium, the host won 1-0 against the slum boys to hand them the title and direct promotion […]
Shujaa, the national men’s rugby 7s team will be facing off with Argentina, Australia and Samoa at the Paris Olympic Games. The draw, which was released today, the will see 12 teams battle for the title where the men’s race starts in July 24th to July 27th with Kenya placed in Pool B with top […]
The Shanghai Half Marathon champion Roncer Kipkorir and Africa Games decathlon silver medalist Edwin Too won bronze medals at the ongoing African Senior Athletics Championships in Douala, Cameroon. Kipkorir handed Kenya the first medal at the championships in the 10,000m 28:59.94 behind the Ethiopian duo of Nibrat Melak and Gemechu Dida who won gold and […]
Following the shoes of his elder brother Amos Serem, the junior Edmund Serem clinched silver in the men’s 3,000m steeplechase at the ongoing Senior Athletics championships in Doula, Cameroon. Serem won silver in 8:21.94 behind Uganda’s Leonard Chemutai (8:21.30), with Mathew Kosgei taking bronze in 8:21.98. Boniface Mweresa missed the medal after finishing 4th in […]
Sarah Moraa led compatriot Lilian Odira, the national 800m champion to a 1-2 podium finish at the ongoing African Senior Athletics Championships at the Stade de Japoma in Douala, Cameroon Moraa won the 800m gold followed by Odira with a silver in 2:00.27 and 2:00.36 with Morocco’s Soukaina Hajji claimed bronze, clocking 2:00.91. Odira now […]
Africa Games 800m silver medalist Alex Ngeno Kipngetich was the surprise winner of the ongoing Africa Senior Athletics Championships 800m title at the Stade de Japoma in Doula, Cameroon yesterday. Ng’eno won the race in 1:45.02 after leading from the gun to the tape beating Botswana’s Kethobogile Hanguira (1:45.54) and Uganda’s Tom Dradriga (1:46.01) completed […]
Three unconverted tries handed Kenya Lionesses, the national rugby 7s team a semifinal place following their quarterfinal win against Argentina. The Paul Murunga coached team won 15-12 to storm into semifinal match by booking Czech Republic at 3:46 EAT as they seek an Olympic Games ticket that will be hosted in Paris, France come August […]