Reigning Africa 20km race walk champion Emily Ngii has been named the Team Kenya captain ahead of World athletics championships in Budapest, Hungary. The Africa Games 20km race walk champion will lead the contingent as team Kenya will be battling for medals when the championships kicks off on August 19th to 27th. Making her second […]
Athletics Kenya has cleared sprinter Mark Odhiambo Otieno to compete following the elapse of a two-year ban for doping. Today, the federation in a letter dated August 1, 2023 read: “Following your anti-doping violation, you are now eligible to return to competition and other activities in athletics,” read the letter in part. “Otieno’s period of […]
Double Olympic and World Champion Faith Kipyegon is the LG/SJAK Sports Personality for the Month of July 2023. Kipyegon was awarded for sensationally breaking the women’s Mile World Record at the Monaco Diamond League on July 21, 2023, winning the race in a new 4:07.64 mark in an extraordinary display of consistency and focus. The […]
Kenya team, for both men and women have qualified in men and mixed relays set for next month’s World Athletics championships in Budapest, Hungary. In men, they all qualified in the 4x400m as well as the 4x400m mixed relay as they await for the final confirmation from World Athletics to know their fate, according to […]
Former national 100m champion Mark Odhiambo Otieno is itching closer to return fot competitions after serving a two-year doping ban. On his twitter handle, Otieno wrote: “In less than 12 hours, I will be eligible to compete again.” Mine is a story of God’s faithfulness and mercies,” he added. Otieno acknowledged the reality that he […]
Chepsaita Youth Athletics Training Club has been established in Uasin Gishu County, to keep alive an inspiration for a little-big school that has produced some of the best world-beating athletes. Albeit towered by Chepsaita Hills, Turbo Sub-County’s Chepkemel Primary School holds onto the consolation of having nurtured some of the finest world-beating athletes including former […]
Kenya’s Daisy Kimeli and Moroccan international Omar Ait Chitachem were crowned the champions of today’s Bogota Half marathon in Colombia. Kimeli won the women title in 75:13 ahead of Ethiopia’s Anchialem Haymanot (75:36) Colombia’s Angie Orjuela (75:43) She edged out the defending champion Angela Tanui, who missed the podium. In men, Chitachen defeated defending champion […]
Samuel Mailu Nyamai and Edna Kibiwott were the winners of 2023 Machakos Great 10km road race held today in Machakos County. Women
The Africa under 20 javelin bronze medalist Caroline Anyango will seeking to win her first medalist outside Africa when she will be lining up at the Youth Commonwealth Games set Trinidad and Tobago from 4-11 of August. After winning the bronze medal in Lusaka Zambia After a remarkable performance at the Africa Junior Championships in […]
Former world javelin champion Julius is optimistic that he will reclaim his title at next month’s World Athletics championships in Budapest, Hungary. The former Olympic Games silver medalist won the title in the 2015 edition where kenya topped the world said that he wants to win back the title. “I am happy and I thank […]