Julius Kirwa, Team Kenya’s Head Coach at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, was yesterday named as the Betika/SJAK Coach of the Month for September. Kirwa edged out other coaches like Nairobi City Thunder coach Bradley Ibs, KCB rugby coach Andrew Amonde and Kenya Under-20 Men’s volleyball coach Luke Makuto for the crown. […]
Reigning Discovery Kenya cross country champion Christine Njoki and fellow titleholder John Lomon have confirmed their participation in the upcoming EldoHub TechRun 10km Road Race, scheduled for November 30 in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County. The second edition of the race is expected to attract a larger field of elite and amateur runners, following the announcement […]
Former Boston marathon champion ex-Chesumei MP Elijah Kiptarbei Lagat is dead According to the family, the 2,000 Boston marathon champion died yesterday in an Eldoret hospital where he was undergoing treatment. Lagat, who also won both the Prague and Berlin marathon in 1997 and 1998 respectively, retired from long-distance running and joined politics and was […]
Nancy Chelangat settled for silver medal in women’s 1500m T11 at the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi, India. The Kenyan queen crossed the finish line in a season’s best of 5:01.38 behind Peru’s Aldo Milagro who won gold at a season’s best of 4:59.93 as Poland’s Joanna Mazur-Dziedzic came third in 5:17.14 to […]
Reigning African javelin champion Sheila Wanyonyi has won Kenya a silver medal in the women F12 Javelin competition at the ongoing World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi, India. The SOYA Awards runner up threw 38.63m to finish second behind China’s Zhao Yuping took gold after a best score of 45.22m before Anna Kulinich-Sorokina bagged […]
Hosts Baringo County dominated the Central Rift Athletics Kenya Championships staged today at the Sinonin Secondary School grounds, earning tickets for the National Athletics Kenya Cross country Championships set for next month in Eldoret. Little known Kevin Chesang of Baringo and International Schools Federation (ISF) Cross Country bronze medalist Dorcus Chepkemoi from Uasin Gishu triumphed […]
Miriam Chebet recorded double victory in the 5,000m and 10,000m races during the Nyanza Region leg of the 2025/2026 BingwaFest edition held at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Stadium in Siaya yesterday. Following her triumph, Chebet took home KES 550,000, KES 300,000 for winning the 10,000m and KES 250,000 for winning the 5,000m. Chebet, who finished […]
Two time world Mountain running champion Patrick Kipngeno settled for a bronze after failing to hit a hattrick in the opening day of the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Spain. Kipngeno settled for silver behind Switzerland’s runner Rémi Bonnet came into the event with notable confidence, on a course that perfectly suited his […]
Reigning BingwaFest National Champion over 1500m Purity Chepkirui is set to start her title defense this season when she takes to the track for the Nyanza Region leg at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Stadium in Siaya on Thursday, September 25. The second season of the multi-discipline sports extravaganza kicked off last month as Nakuru hosted the […]
Kenya won a record 11 medals at the World Athletics championships that came to a close yesterday in Tokyo, Japan. With Kenya dominating in middle and long distance running, won seven gold, two silver and two silver to complete the biennial event in position two behind the USA. Gold medals were won by Beatrice Chebet, […]