It was a cool Thursday morning when school buses rolled into the Kituro School compound, carrying eager pupils ready to compete in various sporting activities as Athletics Kenya hosted the World Kids Athletics national celebrations in Baringo County. Kenya, in partnership with World Athletics, continues to embrace the global vision of inspiring healthier, happier and […]
Triple Olympic Games champion Faith Kipyegon and Commonwealth games 100m champion Ferdinand Omurwa Omanyala Seventeen Kenyans will lead 17 Kenyans at the Shanghai Diamond League this Saturday in China. Kipyegon, who has dominated in many races across the world will be competing in the 5,000m away from her usual 1,500m in the opening leg of […]
Fresh from setting the world marathon record with victory at the 2026 London marathon, Sabastien Kimaru Sawe has set eyes on competing at the Berlin marathon come September 27th in ther Germany capital. Today, the Berlin marathon organizers announced that Sawe, who set the world marathon record and the first man to run a marathon […]
It’s an all Kenyan affair at the Geneva marathon where Collins Kemboi and Patience Jebet Kimutai took top honours Switzerland. Kemboi successfully defended the men’s title after cutting the tape in 2:08:52 as his personal best, beating all comers course in 2:11:37. Kemboi led compatriot Silas Kiprono Too who secured second place in 2:09:16, while […]
Kenya’s Mercy Chebwogen and Ethiopian Tadese Kassa were the winners of Copenhagen marathon held yesterday in Sweden capital City. Chebwogen won the women title in a course record of 2:22:08 ahead of Bahraini Tigist Gashaw 2:23:07 and Ethiopian Fantu Shugi at 2:24:38 Kassa held onto to beat defending champion Vincent Mutai at 2:08:26 and 2:08:30 […]
Amos Kiprotich and Doreen Kibet outpaced a formidable field of both local and international athletes to claim the top honors at the 2026 Betika 15km Road Race in Elgeyo Marakwet County. The 25-year-old Kiprotich won the men’s title despite travelling all the way from Keringet, Nakuru County, delivered a masterclass in pacing by crossing the […]
Athletics Kenya is confident of retaining the World Athletics Kids title following the country’s impressive performance in last year’s global challenge. Last year, World Athletics recognized Kenya as the winning Member Federation during the Kids’ Athletics Day challenge after the country contributed nearly a quarter of participants in the “Relay Around the World” campaign. This […]
Kenya failed to win a medal at the concluded World Athletics relays champions held in Gaborone, Botswana. The two day championships that kicked off yesterday, came to an end today with Kenya, unlike in the past failed to secure a single medal despite setting both Continental and national records. In the mixed 4x400m relay team, […]
The 4x400m mixed relay team has qualified to compete at the 2027 World Athletics Championships. This came following their second finish at the ongoing World Relays Championships in Gaborone, Botswana today. In the race, the fell to Great Britain with George Mutinda, Mercy Oketch, then Kelvin Tonui and Mercy Chebet who could not maintain Kenya’s […]
Newly crowned world marathon record holder Sebastian Sawe returned in the country in a heroic welcome by the government officials, Athletics Kenya, family and friends, bringing the Jomo Kenyatta International airport to a standstill. Sawe, the winner of 2025 Berlin marathon set the 42km world record with victory at the 2026 London marathon held on […]