Gilbert Kollum Yegon was the best Kenyan runner when he finished third at the 2019 Stockholm Marathon ran today in Sweden as Ethiopians took charge. Yegon finished third timing 2:11.57 behind winner Nigussie Sahlesilassie 2:10.10 from Ethiopia before compatriot Tefesa Delegen came in second position timing 2:11.40. As Yegon won bronze, another Kenyan Mathew Kapsaat […]
Reigning world under 20 10,000m champion Rhonex Kipruto won the third leg of Stockholm Diamond League with a meeting record yesterday. As former world cross country champion Agnes Jebet Tirop shone in women’s 5,000m. Kirptuo, who competed at the world cross country championships finishing 6th overall won the race in 26:50.16 ahead of Ethiopia’s Hagos […]
Kenyan athletes have been blamed for the rampant doping cases across the country calling it lack of values. Stakeholders attending the inaugural National NutritionFor Clean Sport Conference at bBaraton University today, The Anti- Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) CEO Japhter Rugut said lack of values among athletes are killing the kenya’s number one sport. He […]
Over the weekend, photos of Kenyan runner Simon Cheprot were flushed to social media platforms on how he expressed his humanity in helping fellow athlete to cross the finish line during the 7th edition of Okpekpe 10km Road race, the IAAF Bronze Label Road Race in Nigeria. Cheprot, who was chasing his second title following […]
Sprinters Milicent Ndoro and Maximilla Imali moved away from track as they discovered how good they are in jumping in the opening day of the second leg of Athletics Kenya Track and Field at Mumias Complex Sports ground. The 200m specialist Ndoro won long jumping in 5.98m ahead of Imali who jumped 5.58m before Gloria […]
Top junior athletes will be setting a new pace, targeting wins in the second leg of Athletics Kenya Track and Field championships set for Mumias Sports Complex on Friday and Saturday. Fresh from shining at Africa under 18 Judy Kirui, Emmanuel Kiplagat and David Sanayek who dominated the Africa under 18 and under 20 championships […]
IAAF’s Ethics and Board has banned Rio De Janeiro Kenya Team manager Michael Rotich ten years from any athletics related activities. Apart from the long ban, the former North Rift Athletics Kenya chairman was also fined kshs 1.9 million The retired Major in the Kenya Defence Forces was found guilty of breaching its IAAF rules. […]
Athletes who were involved in today’s morning accident have been trated and discharged at Kapsabet Referral Hospital. The runners who were training along Kapsabet-Olessos road sustained minor injuries as they prepared for their races in Europe next month. Stella Barsosio who was one of the injured athlete said she was training as part of her […]
Reigning Olympic marathon silver medalist Eunice Kirwa has provisionally been suspended for doping violations, using erythropoietin (EPO). The Kenyan born turned Bahraini international was suspended by Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU). The 35 year old Nandi born runner finished behind winner Jemima Sumgong who is also banned and ahead of ethiopia’s Mare Dibaba.
Three time Paralympics champion Vincent Mutai is the StarTimes/Sports Journalists Association of kenya (SJAK) Sports Personality of the Month of April 2019. The paralympian won three Class T46 Gold medals in 100m, 200m and the Long Jump at the 4th International Athletics Meeting in Marrakech, Morocco. Mutai beat African U20 gold medallists Faith Chepkemoi and […]