World 800m bronze medalist Ferguson Rotich and Emmanuel Korir will face each other at the Olympic Games 800m final in Tokyo, Japan. A win for Kenya will cement the country’s dominance in the two lap race where Kenya is expected to defend the title won by David Rudisha in 2016 and 2012 while Wilfred Bungei […]
Emmanuel Korir and Ferdinand Omanyala Omurwa bowed out of the ongoing Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Korir, the only 400m Kenyan runner was disqualified for a false start in the men’s 400m preliminaries today morning. This was the second time Korir was competing in both 400m and 800m in a major championship after he made […]
Reigning world 3,000m steeplechase champion Beatrice Chepkoech, Olympic Games 3,000m steeplechase silver medalist Hyuvin Kiyeng have qualified to compete at the 3,000m steeplechase finals in the ongoing Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Chepkoech, and Kiyeng will be chasing a 1-2 top finish at the finals at the Olympic stadium but not the podium sweep after […]
Kenya’s Mary Moraa bowed out of the Olympic Games 800m title chase after losing in today’s semifinals in Tokyo, Japan. The world under 18 400m silver medalist finished third in the first heat by timing 2:00.47 won by Jamaican Natoya Goule in 1:59.57 and America’s Ajee Wilson (2:00.79) in the second position. Kenya’s long wait […]
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 […]