National 100m champion Ferdinand Omanyala Omurwa qualified into the second round of ongoing Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. The only Kenyan in the 100m qualified to compete in the semi-finals with a national record of 10.01 to finish third in Heat 5. With two fault starts, the axe fell on Nigeria’s Divine Oduduru and Canadian […]
Sprinter Mark Otieno has provisionaly been suspended from competing in today’s 100m preliminary after failing a doping test at the ongoing Olympic Games in Tokyo. The Kenyan sprinter was set to compete alongside national champion Ferdinand Omanyala Omuria. Otieno finished second behind Omanyala during national trials was to run at 1.45pm EAT. Kenya’s Chief de […]
All Kenyan 800m athletes qualified to compete into the semifinals of the ongoing Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Ferguson Rotich, Michael Saruni and Emmanuel Korir all cut into the semifinals that will be run on Sunday morning in search of a final entry to retain the title that was won by David Rudisha in both […]
Ethiopia’s Selemon Barega won the 10,000m title as track and field event kicked off today at the Tokyo Olympic Games in Japan. Barenga, the world under 18 5,000m champion clocked 27:43.22 for the title ahead of world champion Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda who won silver in 27:43.63 ahead of compatriot Jacob Kiplimo in third position […]
Kenya’s only jumper Mathew Sawe’s journey was cut short in the first round of the ongoing Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Sawe, the national high jump champion finished in a dissapointing 16th position when he managed to jump 2.17m. The Kenya Defence Surgent failed him to qualify for the finals in the men’s High Jump […]
Former world Youth Lilian Kasait Rengeruk, former world cross country champion Agnes Jebet Tiro and world 5,000m champion Hellen Onsando Obiri qualified to compete at the 5,000m final following their dominance in their heats today. Kasait, the former World Junior 3,000m silver medalist, competing in heat one alongside two time world 10,000m bronze medalist Tirop […]
National champion Ferdinand Omanyala and Mark Otieno will be in action on Saturday morning at the Olympic Games. The two sprinters made history as the only Kenyans to compete at the Olympic Games with hopes of winning a medal for Kenya. The 3:5am race will be an opportunity for the duo to showcase their talents. […]
Commonwealth Games 3,000m silver medalist Abraham Kibiwott and African 3,000m steeplechase champion Benjamin Kigen sailed to the finals of water and barriers race at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Competing in heat 2, Kibiwot easily won in 8:12.24 ahead of Ethiopia’s Getnet Wale Kigen finished third in heat one. But it was disappointing for world under […]
Reigning world under 18 400m silver medalist Mary Moraa is the only hope for Kenya in the 800m at the ongoing Tokyo Olympic Games in Japan. Moraa will be chasing to win the second gold for Kenya since Pamela Jelimo won the title in 2008 after finishing third in Heat 3 when she clocked 2:01.66. […]
Kenya’s only high jump representative Mathew Sawe will be in action in day one of the qualifying round at the ongoing Olympic Games. Sawe, who qualified late for the games will lead the men’s high jump. Sawe, the national record holder with 2.28m, qualified for Tokyo courtesy of World Athletics’ ranking system.