Captains Joyline Chepkemoi and Nehemiah Kipngeno have assured Kenyans that the country’s team for this year’s World Under-20 Championships is ready to win medals in Eugene, Oregon, USA. Reigning African Under-20 3,000m champion Joyline Chepkemoi returns to the United States in pursuit of gold in the 5,000m after finishing 22nd in the senior women’s race […]
Reigning world under 20 3,000m steeplechase champion Edmund Serem led a Kenyan sweep in the 3,000m steeplechase at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. Serem won the first gold for Kenya after leading Simon Koech to silver and Leonard Bett to bronze in an all Kenyan podium sweep in the most brilliant of fashions […]
Track and field head coach Julius Kirwa, reigning champion Ferdinand Omanyala, world champion Lilian Odira and sensational runner Mark Otieno have expressed absolute confidence that the athletes will surpass the 21-medal tally achieved at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Kirwa highlighted the team’s dedicated preparation, high morale, and determination to overcome flight fatigue and variable […]
National Under-20 athletics team head coach Robert Ngisirei has warned that Kenya will face stiffer competition at the upcoming World Under-20 Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, USA, as new rivals emerge on the global stage. The championships will be held from August 5 to August 9, with Kenya sending a youthful squad of 23 athletes—12 […]
World Athletics has officially ratified Sabastien Kimaru sawe’s World marathon record set during the London marathon held on April 26th in the Great Britain. Sawe joins seven other athletes and one world U20 record set during the first five months of 2026 have been ratified by World Athletics. Sawe became the first man to break […]
More than 15,000 athletics stakeholders have so far registered on the newly launched Athletics Kenya Riadha Connect, a digital platform designed to modernise the management of athletics and strengthen governance across Kenya. The federation officially unveiled the landmark initiative today, saying the platform will streamline services, improve transparency and integrate athletes, coaches, managers, training camps […]
Reigning world Athletics 800m champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi failed to shine at London Diamond League held today July 18 in England. Wanyonyi finished 4th after clocking 1:43.30 behind American Brandon Miller produced a sensational performance to claim victory in a personal best 1:42.19. Ireland’s Mark English was second in 1:42.97 as Britain’s Max Burgin completed the […]
Two-time Olympic Games marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge failed to shine at the Port Alegre marathon held July 12th, 2026, in Brazil. The Kenyan marathon finished in 12th position in a race won by Moroccan pair of Zinedine Ouria in men and Kaoutar Kahhaz for women. Returning in Brazil after ten years when he won the […]
Olympic 800m champion Emmanuel wanyonyi has set the 1,000m record after making his debut in the event during the Monaco Diamond League at the Meeting International d’Athlétisme Herculis in France. In a sensational style, he clocked 2:11.83 to shutter then world record held by Kenyan Noah Ng’eny in a long standing time after taking off […]
Athletics Kenya has awarded 27 coaches with World Athletics Level One certificates after they successfully completed an intensive coaching course, in a move aimed at strengthening grassroots athletics development and safeguarding the future of the sport. The graduation ceremony, held at Gem garden in Nairobi, brought together senior athletics officials, elite athletes, development partners and […]