Athletics Kenya has been nominated to this year’s World Athletics Awards in the Member Federations Award. Today, the world athletic governing body announce the six finalists for the Member Federation Award. Athletics Kenya The Member Federation Award honours a national governing body that has gone above and beyond to serve its athletes, fans and greater […]
Athletics Kenya president Jack Tuwei’s term as the Sports, Arts and Social Development Fund Oversight Board chairperson has been extended. Today, president William Ruto extended his tenure for three years in a gazette notice on said that Tuwei’s appointment takes effect from November 18, this year. Tuwei, a retired Lieutenant General, was appointed by former […]
Reigning Boston marathon champion Peres Jechirchir will be the chief guest at the Great Ethiopian Run 10km road race set for Sunday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The reigning Olympic Games marathon champion will be flagging off thousands of athletes in the race that was started by Ethiopian legend Haile Gebrselassie. The former world half marathon […]
Athletics Kenya has partnered with Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) to teach athletes on the importance of clean sport ahead of 2023 World Athletics championships in Budapest, Hungary. On Tuesday, the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) in partnership with Athletics Kenya trained over 100 probable athletes for the championship set for August 19the to August […]
World marathon record holder Eliud Kipcoge will be facing off with Olympic 3,000m steeplechase champion Soufiane El Bakkali and world 1,500m record holder Jokob Ingebrigtsen for the Men’s World Athlete of the Year Awards. The trio will battle with others who have represented their countries from three area associations, have achieved sensational performances across a […]
Kenyans Geoffrey Koech and Viola Chepngeno were the winners’ yesterday’s Boston Half Marathon titles. Chepngeno won the women’s title with a course record of 70:40 ahead of Ethiopia’s Bosena Mulatie 70:43 leading compatriot Hiwot Gebrekidan completing the podium in 71:09. Other Kenyan women in the race were Vibian Chepkirui (71:20) and Cynthia Limo (72:11) who […]
Reigning Commonwealth Games 5000m champion Beatrice Chebet led Kenyans to a podium sweep at the Atapuerca International Cross Country Tour held yesterday in Spain. Chebet won in 25:39 ahead World Under-20 1500m silver medallist Purity Chepkirui who settled for second place in 25:52 Lucy Mawia placed third in 25:52. However, in the men’s category, the […]
Reigning national 10,000m champion Kenneth Kiprop Renju has been handed five years for anti-doping rule violation. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) found Renju to have used prohibited substance (Methasterone) which is a breach of the World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules. The 25 year-old, beat a strong rich field in April this year at the Kenya National […]
Reigning Houston half marathon champion Vicoty Chepngeno and Josphat Tanui will be battling for Boston Half Marathon come Sunday November 13th in the USA. In the women race, Chepngeno will take on Ethiopia’s Bosena Mulatie, Hiwot Gebrekidan, Great Britain’s Jess Piasecki and USA’s Molly Huddle. However, she will have to deal with compatriots Cynthia Jerotich, Viola […]
Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba and Athletics Kenya president Jack Tuwei have set the record that they are fighting to curb climate change in the sporting world. While addressing the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) in Egypt Namwamba said that Athletics Kenya is taking a leading role in […]