Reigning world under 20 Cross Country silver medallist Emmanuel Kiprono and World Cross Country silver medalist Cynthia Chepkurui dominated the day one of the Athletics Kenya national under 20 trials ahead of the World Athletics U20 Championships. The trials at the Nyayo Stadium today was a good platform for athletes to pick slots ahead of […]
Kenya team to this year’s Senior Africa Athletics Championships in Accra, Ghana returned to the country with a heroic welcome. The athletes won a total of 17 medals-5 gold, 5 silver and 7 bronze to finish second behind South Africa who collected 22 medals (9 gold, 4 silver, 9 bronze) in a one week long […]
Sports principal Secretary Elijah Mwangi has led Kenyans and the continent at large in congratulating Athletic Kenya’s (AK) President Lt. Gen (rtd) Jackson Tuwei for his appointment as the Interim President of the Council of Confederation of Africa Athletics. Mwangi said that the appointment is a great honor to Kenya and a testament to his […]
Vivian Chebet Kiprotich and Samwel Chege won silver and bronze respectively at the concluded Africa Athletics Championships in Accra, Ghana. Chebet, who has been consistent with team kenya in major events won silver in the women’s 1,500m The Kenyan won silver after clocking. Chege made history by winning bronze for Kenya in the 200m when […]
Team Kenya won both silver and bronze in 4x400m men’s relay and a bronze in women’s 4x400m relays on the final day of the Africa athletics Championships in Accra, Ghana. in 4x400m women relays, the team kenya won bronze by clocking 3:33.79 behind Nigeria who won gold in 3:29.30 with silver going to team Ethiopia […]
Brian Kiprop Komen and Laban Kosgei Kiptoo won bronze medals in the 1,500m and 5,000m respectively at the concluded Africa Athletics Championships in Accra, Ghana. In the 1,500m, Komen crossed the finish line after stopping the timer at 3:43.19 behind the champion Munnik Luam (3:42.19) from South Africa, after leading compatriot Levy tshepo Tshite to […]
It was a good show in the last day of the Africa Athletics Championships when Kenyan women scooped positions 1-2 in the 3,000m steeplechase. Diana Chepkemoi won gold leading compatriot Mercy Chepngeno Koskei to second to hand Kenya gold and silver. Chepkemoi won the title in 9:29.18 with Chepnengo coming second at 9:30.46 with Ethiopian […]
Little known Asbel Kiprop Kemboi won bronze medal in the men’s high jump at the concluded Africa Athletics championships held in Accra, Ghana today. Kemboi jumped 2.13 metres in the sky to finish third behind the winner and gold medalist Ayach Younes from Algeria who jumped 2.22 metres and silver going to Matao Le Roux […]
Former Olympic Games javelin silver medalist Julius Kiplangat Yego set the record by winning six gold medals at the final day of the Africa Athletics Championships in Accra, Ghana. Yego, the winner of the Commonwealth Games javelin title hauled 79.87 metres to win the title today ahead of Ghana’s Obang Otagiogulla who settled for silver […]
Kenyan Sylvia Kemboi and Stephen Ndangili Kihu won silver for Kenya at the ongoing Africa Athletics Championships in Accra, Ghana. Kemboi, who won the title last edition, failed to defend her title during yesterday’s 20km race walk after timing 1:33:44 behind Ethiopian Wubalem Shugut (1:33:31) with Algerian Souad Azzi settling for bronze in 1:34:28. In […]