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Three arrested for in suspicion of Kelvin Kiptum’s death

Three of the four people who allegedly visited the home of World Marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum four days before his death presented themselves to police for questioning. The three were earlier detained at Kaptagat police station in Elgeyo Marakwet until 11 am on today when they were transferred to Iten for further questioning. Keiyo South OCPD […]

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Machakos to host junior schools national championships

Ministry of Education has released the guidelines for Junior School co-curricular activities for the 2024 calendar where the Kenya Primary Schools Sports Association (KPSSA) will be in charge of the activities. In the 2024 Term One calendar, junior schools will participate in athletics, cross country, handball, swimming, and basketball 5×5 while Term Two games will […]

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Gervis Hakizimana postmortem results not meant for the public, Dr Macharia

Gervis Hakizimana’s postmortem results have been hidden from the public. Today, the a team of pathologists led by Dr Benson Macharia and DCI officers were present at the hospital morgue where the exercise took place with the family instructing them not to give out details. “In such a case, priority is to the family and […]

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To honour Kelvin Kiptum, Athletics Kenya cancels Africa Games trials

Athletics Kenya has cancelled the Africa Games trials that were to be held this weekend at the Nyayo National stadium. In a statement from the federation, they say that the trials have been canceled to honour Kelvin Kiptum, the world marathon record holder who died in a road accident on Sunday night. “Athletics Kenya wishes […]

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Moment of silence for Kiptum as Masai, Shumie battle to retain Sevilla marathon titles

Organizers of the 2024 Sevila marathon will pbserve a minute of silence for the departed World Marathon champion Kelvin Kiptum who died on road accident on Sunday. In a statement they said: “Before the start of the marathon on Sunday, we will pay tribute to Kelvin Kiptum, the world record holder, and his coach, who […]

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Peres Jepchirchir, Amina Mohamed eulogize Kiptum family

The reigning Olympic marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir has joined the rest of the world in mourning the sudden death of world marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum, who died on Sunday night through a road accident along Eldoret-Kaptagat Road. Jepchirchir, the winner of three world half marathons, said that as athletes, they did not expect such […]

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Stray Lions A maintain unbeaten run with victory over Kanbis A

Stray Lions A team continued with their perfect start in the ongoing NPCA Super Division T20 tournament with a thrilling victory over rivals Kanbis A at Nairobi Jaffrey’s. Stray Lions Chairman Thota Sreenivas expressed satisfaction over the club’s winning streak in Nairobi Provincial Cricket Association (NPCA) Twenty20 League saying that his players have achieved their […]