Alfred Kipkemboi is yearning to represent Kenya at the World under 20 athletics championships to be held between August 17 to 22 at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani. But the 19 year old has focused to make the North Rift team during the pre-trials in 5,000m as he plans to win the world title […]
Former Commonwealth Games marathon champion Douglas Wakiihuri was awarded in Japan’s Spring Medal of Honor, an award recognizing individuals who have make exceptional contributions to Japanese society and become role models. The former London marathon winner was the first Kenyan to pass through the Japanese development system. The New York City marathon winner contributed […]
Two times Milano marathon champion Titus Ekiru was named the LG Sports Personality of the Month for May 2021. For winning the award where he was awarded by LG Electronics East Africa Managing Director Sa Nyoung Kim, Ekiru went home with an LG SolarDOM Oven worth KES 65,000. It is a 3-in-1 oven that is […]
Joy Akinyi and Jonathan Koech registered double victories at the Athletics Kenya (AK) Nairobi Region World Under-20 Championships trials at the Nyayo National Stadium today. As Nyanza South will host the pre-trials on Thursday at the Kisii University while Central, North Rift, Eastern and Western regions will host the pre-trials on Saturday. Akinyi won both […]
Reigning Olympic Games 1,500m champion Faith Chepngetich will renew her rivalry with Sifan Hassan at the Florence Diamond League on Thursday. Kipyegon who won the Olympic title in 2016 at the Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and world silver medallist started the series in Doha winning in 1:58.26 in the 800m. The Ethiopian-born Hassan, who […]
Ferdinand Omanyala has been invited for the next week’s Athletics Kenya national Olympic Games trials ENTRIES – TRIALS FOR TOKYO OLYMPIC GAMES 100M WOMEN QS 11.15 # NAME AFFILIATE CITY/COUNTRY ES 1 MAXIMILA IMALI NPS Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN) 11.80 2 DOREEN WAKA PRISON Nyayo […]
Athletics Kenya Nairobi region top junior athletes will be battling for national trials ahead of world under 20 athletics championships to be held at the Kasarani stadium. The Nyayo National stadium world under 20 pre-trials will attract top runners who will be chasing for a slot at the national trials where the federation will choose […]
Kenyans Irene Kamais, Daisy Cherotich Joyce Chepkmoi Tele and Gloria Kite took positions 2-3-4 and five as world champion Sifan Hassan broke the 10,000m world record at the Hengelo meet. The Dutch international Hassan 29:06.82 for the record, bringing down the previous record set by Ethiopian Almaz Ayana (29:17.45) she set at the 2016 Olympic […]
3,000m steeplechase Women Faith Cherotich (Kericho)- 11: 09.22 Diana Chepkemoi (Nakuru) -11:57.69 Triza Cherotich (Bomet)- 12:12.98 Sharon Chepkemoi (Kericho)- 12:20.35. Men Ronald Kipng’etich- (Kericho)- 8:50.57 Kibet Chepkwony (Bomet)- 8:53.90 Simon Kiprop (Kericho)- 8:59.24 5,000m men Benson Kiplang’at (Nakuru)- 13:56.2 Ezra Kiplang’at (Bomet)- 14:02.5 5,000m women Mercy Chepkemoi (Nakuru)- 3,000m men Bernard Yegon (Nakuru)- 8:04.83 […]
Returning from road accident injury Victor Kipchirchir won the third edition of Eldoret City Marathon held today in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County. It was a good start in marathon for Mercy Kipchumba who won the first marathon in her debut. The former Valencia marathon champion was involved in a road accident in 2018 that kept […]