Three athletes Grace Miroyo Kidake, Simon Lokiru Losiaboi and Albert Njoroge won three medals each over the weekend during the Speed Masters Athletics Challenge held in Shkodra, Albania. Kidake won three gold medals in the 800m, 400m and 200m in the W35 women class, while Lokiru competing in M50, won gold medals in 400m and […]
Former Geneva marathon champion Josephine Chepkoech has been banned by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for violating anti-doping rules. Chepkoech was handed seven years for the Presence/Use of a Prohibited Substance (Testosterone) from May 7, 2024. With the positive test, Chepkoech’s results from February 18the 2024 have also been disqualified. AIU said that Chepkoech provided […]
The reigning Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) half marathon champion Daniel Mateiko secured an Olympic Games 10,000m slot following the 10,000m victory at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League in Eugene, USA. Mateiko won the title in 26:50.81 as a wirld lead ahead of Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli who was second at 26:50.94 with a pwrsonal best on […]
Double world cross country champion Beatrice Chebet set a new world 10,000m record following her victory at the Prefontaine Classic, the Diamond League Meeting in Eugene in the USA today evening. The event, which was part of Athletics Kenya’s event to select the 10,000m team for the Olympic Games, Chebet, the former world under 20 […]
National hammer throw champion Dominic Abunda has set his eyes on Olympic Games qualifiers after making the trip to Africa Senior Athletics championships that will be staged in Duala, Cameroon. Abunda from Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) 60.37m to win the national cum trials hammer throw at the Ulinzi Sports Complex on Tuesday afternoon. “Today, I […]
Ugandan Joy Cheptoyek was the surprise winner in the 10,000m, the first final race on track at the Athletics Kenya National championships come trials at the Ulinzi Sports Complex. Cheptoyek clocked 32:31.8 to edge out Kenyan Gladys Kwamboka from National Police Service who was second in 32:43.4 and faith Chepkoech completing the podium at 33:04.0.
The reigning Confederation of Africa Athletics (CAA) 20m bronze medalist Sylvia Jerono Kemboi will be seeking a bronze medal if she makes the team to this year’s Africa Senior Athletics championships that will be staged in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Kemboi, who finished 4th at the concluded Africa Games in Accra, Ghana said that she will be […]
Former world under 20 10,000m champion Rodgers Kwemoi Chumo has been handed six years for violating anti-doping rules. The former Commonwealth Games 10,000m bronze medalist tested positive for Prohibited substances Athletics Biological Passport (ABP) where his results from July 18th 2016 have been disqualified. Kwemoi also won the Istanbul Half Marathon, Commonwealth Games bronze medal […]
Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) has banned Stephen Kipchirchir Kiplagat for years for violating anti-doping rules. Kiplagat was found to have used Anabolic Androgenic Steroids (AAS)/Pregnanediol, Androsterone and Etiocholanolone and was handed four years ban after he was provisionally suspended in March 2023. Kipchirchir claimed he had used traditional medicine given to him by his […]
Athletics Kenya has postponed the highly anticipated National trials ahead of Africa Athletics Championships that will be Doula, Cameroon next month. Today, the federation announced that the trials that were to be staged on Thursday to Saturday at the Nyayo stadium has been moved to May 21st to May 22nd at the Ulinzi Sports Complex.