Former Commonwealth Youth Games 3,000m champion Sheila Chelangat has set focus to run her best at the National Police service (NPS) Cross country championships this Friday at Ngong Racecourse. The reigning National Cross country champion said she will be using the police cross country to book for national trials ahead of Africa Cross country championships […]
Reigning Leiden Golden Spike 10km champion Nicholas Kimeli and BOclassic 10km silver medalist Dorcas Tuitoek Jepchirchir will be chasing the the 30th edition of Discovery Cross country title. The Sunday event at the Eldoret Sports club will see Kimeli, the Africa Junior cross country champion write history in defending his 10km title as he plans […]
With Athletics Kenya bidding for 2025 World Athletics championships, Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed is confident that the country will win the bid. Speaking in Eldoret, Amina said the country has had world events and the bid won’t fail. Full report: https://www.the-star.co.ke/sports/athletics/2021-01-27-amina-exudes-confidence-in-kenyas-bid-for-world-championships/https://www.the-star.co.ke/sports/athletics/2021-01-27-amina-exudes-confidence-in-kenyas-bid-for-world-championships/
Organizers of the BAA Boston Marathon on Tuesday announced the dates for the race that was postponed in 2020 due to coronavirus pandemic. As one of the World Marathon majors, Boston Marathon will take place on Monday, October 11 2021 changing the calendar that normally takes place in April in the Massachusetts, USA. “We announce […]
Athletics Kenya has moved the planned National Cross country championships from Kisii County to Nairobi. On Saturday, the federation’s CEO Susan Kamau announced that the 2022 National Cross Country Championships-cum-Trials will be staged in Nairobi’s Jockey Club in Ngong Nairobi on February 13 not the initialy planned Kisii Golf Course. In the latter, Kamau wrote: […]
World Youth 1,500m champion Edna Jebitok Edna Jebitok and upstart Daniel Kiprotich were crowed the 10km champions of Nandi County Athletics Kenya Cross country championships held today at the Kapsabet Showground, Nandi. It was a great moment for junior runners as Zenah Cheptoo and Johnson Lagat won the 6km and 8km junior women and men […]
Returning from a 14 month ban for doping offence, Ferdinand Omanyala, Ferguson Rotich, Mary Moraa and Hellen Syombua won in their heats at the second leg of Athletics Kenya Relays Series at Nyayo National Stadium. The Nairobi University student won the 100m 10th heat in 10.11sec beating Ian Otieno and Josiah Innocent to second and […]
Top Kenyan sprinters will be facing off on Saturday 22nd January 2021 at the Nyayo National Stadium for the second leg of Athletics Kenya Relay championships ahead of the World Relay Championships set for Silesia, Poland. Initially, the second leg was to be held at the Kenyatta stadium in kitale, but it was changed to […]
Two time world marathon champion Abel Kirui has urged Athletics Kenya to establish a medical cover as well as welfare fund for athletes to avoid running into poverty after retirement. The former Chicago marathon champion said athletes thrive, winning medals for the country but some end up living a poor life after retirement, forgetting that […]
Athletics Kenya held their county cross country championships this Saturday, January 16th 2021. The results from the counties are as follows Baringo County- Metipso primary 10km senior men Shadrack Kipchirchir- 30:07 Patrick Mosin- 30:17 Emmanuel kemboi- 30:33 10km senior women Agnes Jebet- 35:08 Lydia Jeruto- 36:10 Gladys Koech- 37;10 8km junior men Gideon Rono- 23:29 […]