Athletics Kenya Central Rift Region will present 75 athletes ahead of tomorrow’s World Under-20 Championships. The region that consists of three counties of Nandi, Uasin Gishu and Baringo the athletes will be battling for slots that starts on Friday November 20th to Saturday 21st at the Nyayo national Stadium. This came after the designate world […]
Winners of the first edition of National Mountain running championships in Naivasha this weekend will earn 50,000 on a demanding course with a flat track and steep climbing of 930m and downhill of 330m. The race will start at the Cornerstone Preparatory Academy on Mai Mahiu – Naivasha and end at Flyover. Athletics Kenya (AK) […]
Fresh from competing for Kenya at the world half marathon in Gdynia, former Africa cross country champion Leonard Barsoton has hinted that he will be redeeming his image at the New Delhi Half Marathon set for 29th December 2020 in India. Full report: https://www.the-star.co.ke/sports/athletics/2020-11-18-barsoton-eyes-new-delhi-race-after-dismal-show-in-gdynia/ New Delhi half marathon Elite fields Men 1. Abraham Cheroben (BRN) 58:40 2. Guye […]
Kenya’s athletes federation Athletics Kenya is among six federations that have been nominated by World Athletics for Member Federation Award. This is the special category to honour the Member Federation that has managed to deliver an uplifting athletics event, development event or other athletics achievement, in spite of the health and safety challenges it faced […]
Reigning Olympic and World 3,000m steeplechase champion Conseslas Kipruto has finally been arraigned in court over claims of defilement. As Kipruto was in court, hundreds of residents crowded outside the court with placards against the action that the great runner has been doing. After a month for a manhunt, after hiding, the 2019 World 3000m […]
Allan Kibet and Sheila Chepkosgey will lead North Rift region at the Athletics Kenya pre-trials for the World Under-20 Championships to be held on November 20 and 21 at the Nyayo Stadium. Today, Kibet and Chepkosgey won in their respective races and will lead other 26 runners selected to represent the top creme region. The […]
Former world 1,500m champion Elijah Manangoi has admitted he made a mistake and the two year ban by Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) was not ‘bad.’ In his message to his fans, the senior Manangoi said” “It’s was my mistake.” “I have received the verdict from AIU and as I sit here, I have acknowledged that […]
Athletics Integrity Unit handed former 1,500m champion Elijah Manangoi two years ban for antidoping rule violation. Manangoi who was suspended two months ago has received the ban for whereabouts rule. More to follow
Reigning World marathon champion Ruth Chepngetich and former Africa cross country champion Leonard Barsoton will be chasing New Delhi half marathon titles. The World Athletics Gold Label race set for 9th December will also see Tsehay Gemechu and Andamlak Belihu defend their titles they won last year in the Indian capital. The organizers named a […]
World Mountain champion Lucy Wambui Murigi and Geoffrey Gikuni Ndungu may be the highlight for the Athletics Kenya Mountain Running championships that will be held in Naivasha, Nakuru County. Murigi, who edged out Australia’s Andrea Mayr to win the fifth and final WMRA World Cup race in Ljubljana, Slovenia, will be the key highlight when […]