It was tough for Dominic Kiprotich in shot put at day one of world under 20 athletics championships at Kasarani stadium. The shot put thrower was thrown out of the championships when he finished 10th in Group “Ä” qualifying round. He managed to throw 13.80m that were led by Cuban Juan Carley Vazquez Gomez in […]
Sprinters Sylvester Simiyu and Mercy Chebet failed in their quest to win a medal for Kenya at the world under 20 championships at the Kasarani stadium. The duo, competing in 100m, were knocked out of the championships after Simiyu finishi8ng 5th in heat 6. Despite losing, simiyu was happy that he has managed his personal […]
Kenyan 4x400m relay mixed team failed to proceed as world under 20 athletics championships kicked today at the Kasarani stadium. The team made up of Elkana Kiprotich, Sylvia Chelangat, Loice Morara and Kenneth Kimeu were disqualified with athletics rule. Kiprotich, who anchored the team saw Morara stepping on the line to see Kenya out of […]
It was fan, pop and colour when the first lady Margaret Kenyatta officially opened the world under 20 athletics championships on Tuesday evening at the Kasarani stadium. Kenyatta who is also the event patron said that world championships is a milestone for Kenya and the rest of Africa. “The stakeholders and media have played a […]
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has hinted that athletes transition is the best idea a country and a federation can ever have. Speaking on Tuesday at the Kasarani stadium ahead of world under 20 athletics championships at the Kasarani stadium, Coe said that the main challenge at the world athletics is maintaining the transition. Despite […]
The opening day of world athletics under 20 championships will be great for Kenyan sprinters who will be seeking to win the first medal for Kenya. The quartet of Elkana Kiprotich, Kennedy Kimeu, Joshua Wanyonyi, Mercy Chebet, Sylvia Chelangat and Loice Morara will be the first Kenyans in the medal bracket at the Kasarani stadium. […]
Tokyo Olympic Games medalists were today rewarded by President Uhuru Kenyatta at the Mombasa State House where he announced cash rewards. Kenyatta announced that the medalists will be paid as follows: Kh1 million, Sh750, 000 and Sh500, 000 for Gold, Silver and Bronze medalists respectively. Kenya won 4 gold through Peres Jepchirchir (Marathon), Emmanuel Korir […]
Fresh from winning 1,500m silver medal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, world 1,500m champion Timothy Cheruiyot was today promoted. Cheruiyot has been promoted to the Senior Superintendent of Prisons (SSP), from the rank of Chief Inspector. Today, the Commissioner General of Prisons Wycliffe Ogallo said he had been directed by President Uhuru Kenyatta […]
The women’s 1,500m duo Purity Chepkirui and Winny Jemutai Boinett believe they have what it takes for a place in the podium during the World Athletics Under 20 championship slotted for August 17-22. The 18-year-old Chepkirui, from Nakuru County is happy to book a ticket to represent Kenya again after last year’s Africa Cross Country […]
Senate Speaker Kenneth Lusaka led Kenyans in morning the sudden death of former Youth Olympic Games 1,500m champion Gilbert Soet Kwemoi, who died today morning. Kwemoi, attached at the Kipkaren Police station in Uasin Gishu County comes from Kopsiro, MoutnElgon, Bungoma county died while being attended to at the Bungoma Referral Hospital. The former Africa […]