A Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei and her partner Dickson Ndiema are nursing wounds at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret following a domestic violence at their home in Kitale, Trans Nzoia County. Cheptegei, who was in team Uganda at the concluded Paris Olympic Games competing in the 10,000m embroiled in a tussle with […]
Kenya ended its athletics-track session without a medal after their medal hopefuls in women’s 1,500metres T11 final failed at the last hurdle despite leading the race in the first three laps at Stade de France. Kenya had won medals from track since Henry Wanyoike’s victory in 5,000m T11 at the 2000 Sydney before the event […]
Paralympics 1,500metres T11 bronze medallist, Nancy Chelangat and 2013 world 1,500m T11 bronze medallist, Mary Waithera are through to the 1,500m T11 final at the Paris Paralympics. The final, that is the last event on track featuring Kenyans, will go down tomorrow (Monday) 11.11am (Kenyan time). Kenya is yet to win a medal at the […]
Faith Chepchirchir and Titus Kiprotich were the winners of the 2024 edition of Re-Discover Nandi 10km held today in Kapsabet, Nandi County. Making her third appearance at the race, Chepchirchir clocked 35:30.25 ahead of Edna Chepkemei (36:12.81) and Nelly Jepchirchir’s 36:46.34. In men, Kiprotich won in 29:58.80 29:58.80 beating James Kipkoech to second at 30:09.90 […]
Fresh from winning an Olympic 800m bronze, Mary Moraa has set a new world record in the 600m at the ISTAF Berlin championships. The world 800m champion broke the Caster Semenya record to 1:21.63 that was held at 1:21.77 in 2017 at the same venue. The African Games 800m champion also won the women’s 800m […]
Kenya completed the World Athletics under 20 championships in position five with seven medals. With the five day championships curtains coming down at the at the Estadio Atlético de la Videna here in Lima, Peru, Kenya won three gold medals, three silver and a bronze to wrap up the championships. Team captain Edmund Serem won […]
Kenya’s Edmund Serem led his compatriot Matthew Kosgei in winning gold and silver in 3,000m steeplechase on the last day of the World Athletics under 20 championships at the Estadio Atlético de la Videna here in Lima, Peru Serem, who won silver beating Kosgei to bronze at the Africa Athletics championships, improved to gold and […]
Athletics Kenya officials have lauded the great performance by the World Athletics Under 20 Championships team for their exemplary performance in Lima, Peru. With two gold medals, two silver and a bronze, the team has said that the 2025World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan and 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, USA will be have […]
Marion Jepngetich won the country second silver in the 3,000m when she crossed the finish line at 8:52.37 behind Ethiopia’s Aleshign Baweke (8:50.32) with compatriot Marta Alemayo winning bronze in 8:53.64 at the Estadio Atlético de la Videna here in Lima, Peru. She said that she wanted to win gold but silver is a medal […]
Sarah Moraa won the 800m title at the penultimate day of World Athletics under 20 championships at the Estadio Atlético de la Videna here in Lima, Peru. The Africa 800m champion, Moraa extended her winning ways to Peru’s City, claiming the 800m after controlling the pace before crossing the finish line in 2:00.36, beating Australia’s […]