In absence of Olympic Games 3,000m steeplechase champion Conseslus Kipruto, Golden Spike Ostrava 800m champion Benjamin Kigen will be chasing the title as athletics starts this Friday at the Olympic Games. Kigen, competing alongside Commonwealth Games 3,000m steeplechase silver medalist Abraham Kibiwot and world under 20 3,000m steeplechase champion Leonard Bett, will be hoping to […]
World 800m bronze medalist Ferguson Rotich is not worried ahead of the track and field event that kicks off on Friday morning at the Tokyo Olympic Games Rotich is counting on his experience and hard work in training in his quest for an Olympic gold. “As an experienced runner in this race, I am not […]
With less than a month for the world under 20 athletics championships in Nairobi’s Kasarani stadium, World Athletics President Seb Coe is optimistic that the championships will be a success. Coe said that he is happy with Nairobi’s preparations to host next event set for August 17th to 22nd. While addressing pre-Olympic Game press conference […]
Two Kenyan athletes are among 80 athletes that were barred from competeing at the ongoing Olympic Games. With track and field kicking off on Friday morning Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced that Nigeria led the onslaught in the high-risk nations. AIU announced that the athletes concerned had failed to comply with rules introduced in 2019 […]
Team Kenya Captain Eunice Sum is optimistic that Kenya will harvest more medals compared to the previous Games in the ongoing Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. The former world 800m champion Sum will lead Kenyan athletes in the 800m round one on Friday morning in the qualifying round world under 18 400m silver medalist Mary […]
Preparations for the world under 20 has concluded and will be waiting for the championships that kicks off on 17th August to 22nd August 2021 at the Kasarani stadium. The technical director Ibrahim Hussein says all technical equipment and pitches to be used for the global event are close to completion. “I have just come […]
With good facilities at the training camp, 10,000m race walk champion Harrington Wanyonyi is optimistic of bringing a medal for Kenya at the world under 20 athletics championships set for August 17th to 22nd at Moi Sports Centre, Kasarani stadium. As the sole representative in men’s walk, Wanyonyi, who completed his Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) […]
Making his debut at the Olympic Games and graduating into senior cadre, two time national cross country junior champion Samuel Chebolei wants to emulate his elder brother Ronald Kwemoi in hunting for an Olympic Games medal in Tokyo, Japan. Chebolei, who used to train with his brother, the World junior 1,500m record holder Kwemoi under […]
Former world 10,000m under 20 champion Rhonex Kipruto has been suggested to replace injured Geoffrey Kamworor ahead of Olympic Games that kicked off today in Tokyo, Japan. Two time New York City marathon champion, Kamworor announced that he will not be competing at the games after picking an injury and Athletics Kenya according to Daily […]
Kenyan long-distance runner Geoffrey Kamworor has pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics with an ankle injury. Kamworor, who was hoping to win a medal in the men’s 10,000m, confirmed the news to BBC Sport Africa, saying he was “feeling disappointed.” The 28-year-old impressed at the Kenyan championships last month, running in a time of 27 […]