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 […]
Tabitha Gachia led an all podium finish for kenyan runners at the Gothenburg half marathon on Saturday. The Kenyan runner was on top of the game, defeating former world cross country junior bronze medalist Cynthia Jerop. Little known Gachia edged reigning Kass marathon winner Cynthia Jerop and Ruth Jebitok in a 1-2-3 podium sweep for […]
Reigning world 10,000m bronze medalist Agnes Jebet Tirop successfully defended her title as Aldamalak won the men’s World 10km Bungalore Road in India. After running to a course record last year, Tirop won the race with more than two minutes off her course record that stood at 31:19 in 2018. The former world cross country […]
Reigning world 3,000m steeplechase world record holder Beatrice Chepkoech led world under 20 3,000m steeplechase champion Celliphine Chespol to a 1-2 podium finish for Kenyans at the second leg of IAAF Diamond League in Shanghai, China. Chepkoech ran the world lead of 9:04.53 ahead of Chespol’s 9:11.53 as Ugandan Peruth Chemutai in 9:17.79. In 5,000m, […]