Due to coronavirus, Athletics Kenya (AK) has moved second and third Track and Field meetings to Nairobi’s Nyayo stadium. The events that were set to be held in Embu and Mumias on March 12 to 13 and April 2 to 3 respectively will now be held at Nyayo stadium. In a communiqué from the federation, […]
Former Trabzon Half Marathon champion Edwin Mokua is optimistic that he will come back into the running career after surviving hippopotamus attack last year. The September 29th 2020 day will always remain in Mokua life after he was training alongside Dennis Kipkosgei then he was attacked by a hippo in Nyahururu. Full report https://www.the-star.co.ke/sports/athletics/2021-03-05-mokua-wants-to-run-again-after-surviving-hippo-attack/
Organisers of the annual Eldoret City marathon have agone digital after acquiring electronic timing. The third edition of the race, which will be held on 11th April in Eldoret will not be digitized to curb cheating. Former world half marathon champion Moses Tanui, who spoke during the cheque presentation where 25.9 million shillings was raised, […]
Postponement of Africa Cross country championships has forced Athletics Kenya to close the national cross country camp that was based at the Kigari Teachers’ Training College in Embu. Last week, confederation of Africa Athletics (CAA) postponed the Africa Cross Country Championships that were to be held in Lome, Togo this month. And today, the federation […]
With 23 days to go for the national relays championships cum trials for the world Relay championships, Athletics Kenya has foreigners to compete at the championships set for 26th March at the Nyayo National stadium. According to the federation, they have invited athletes from Botswana, South Africa, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Uganda and Tanzania among others ahead […]
Athletics Kenya has moved all track and field meetings to Nairobi’s Nyayo National stadium. After hiccups in the opening leg that were to be held in Bondo later moved to Maseno but held at Nyayo, the federation has decided to to move the second leg that was to be staged at Embu’s Kinoru stadium has […]
Former Mombasa Safaricom half marathon deaf champion Juster Moraa Kwamesa and David Kipkogei were the winners on Saturday’s Deaf Athletics Association of Kenya (DAAK) half marathon championships held at Kasarani stadium. Coming from Kisii, Kwamesa clocked 1:41.02 to win the women’s 21km distance followed closely by Uasin Gishu’s Grandet Kendagor (1:46.53) as Kisii’s Naibin Mutisha […]
Africa Junior 3000m bronze medallist Gideon Rono and 2021 Discovery Kenya champion Daisy Cherotich were the winners in the final day of the opening leg of Athletics Kenya Track and Field Championships held today at the Nyayo National stadium. In less than two weeks after winning the national 8km cross country junior title, Rono from […]
World half marathon record holder Kibiwott Kandie and national cross country champion Sheila Chelangat eased past their competitors to win their respective races at the Athletics Kenya national track and field meeting at the Nyayo National stadium. Kandie, who finished second at the national cross country championshups behid Rodgers Kwemoi won the 10,000m title timing […]
Marathon team for this year’s Olympic Games received a short in the arm in their preparations to compete for the country. Today, the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) presented a one million cheque ahead of the Summer Games. Led by NOC-K President Paul Tergat, he urged the marathon team to remain steadfast for the […]