About 50 athletes have benefited from the Athletes scholarship programs that will be distributed to various schools across the country. In an event attended by the Sports Cabinet secretary in Eldoret, the students will be joining form one with fully paiud schools fees based on talents at their schools. Namwamba said: “I believe in the […]
Athletics Kenya will be selecting the Africa Cross country team during the third edition of Sirikwa cross Country championships set for February 3rd at the Lobo Village in Uasin Gishu County. With the Africa Cross country championships slated for February 26th in Tunisia, top six finishers in each category will earn a slot for the Africa championships. […]
World cross country junior champion Ismail Kipkurui will lead the Central Rift after winning the region title held at the Sinonin Secondary school in baringo County Representing Baringo County, Kipkurui won the title in 31:02 followed by Gideon Rono (31:11) and James Mateelong at 31:41.2. In women, Naomi Kemboi in 35:35:1 from Baringo won the […]
World Road Running half marathon bronze medalist Catherine Reline and 2018 Commonwealth Games 5,000m bronze medalist Edward Pingua Zakayo have put their efforts to make the cut into the World Cross country championships and the Olympic Games. Speaking over the weekend following their triumph at the Athletics Kenya North Rift Region championships at the Kishaunet […]
Edinah Jebitok notched up her third Gold-level victory in this season’s World Athletics Cross Country Tour, the Energyvision CrossCup Hannut, held on Sunday. Amidst the harsh, wintry backdrop of a snow-laden 9km course, Jebitok’s performance was nothing short of spectacular after taking the women’s title by a 39-second margin In freezing conditions, Jebitok didn’t hang around. Fellow […]
Brian Esogon, Erick Sang, Mary Waithera and Nancy Chelagat have already qualified for the Paralympic Games set for Paris, France later in the year. The quartet were part of the National Kenya National Paralympics Committee (KNPC) track and field Paralympic Games day one trials at the Kipchoge Keino stadium in Eldoret on Friday. Esogon from […]
It was all smiles in Cherondo Village, in Tinderet, nandi County when Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba, area MP Julius Melly and Sports Kenya director Pius Metto delivered various goodies to ‘bra’ runner Milcah Shikokoti Menjo today. The CS, who donated running kits for team Kenya, running shoes, assorted foodstuffs and kshs 200,000 said that […]
Evans Chebet will be the key attraction at this year’s Boston marathon onroute to defend his title. Chebet will be up against Tanzanian champion Gabriel Geay, the top two finishers at last year’s race come April 15. They will face off with Valencia Marathon winner Sisay Lemma Kenya’s Joshua Belet (2:04:18), Ronald Korir (2:04:22), and Cyprian […]
World Cross Country champion and world 5km record holder Beatrice Chebet has been named the December 2023 Sports Journalists Association of Kenya/ LG Personality of the Month. This comes after the 23-year-old cruised to victory in the Cursa dels Nassos road race in Barcelona, Spain on December 31, clocking a time of 14:13 to break […]
Over 300 athletes are expected at the Paralympic Games track and field trials this weekend at the Eldoret’s Kipchoge Keino Stadium. With four athletes-Nancy Chelangat Koech, Mary Waithera Njoroge, Wesley Kimeli Sang and Assia Mohammed- already qualified, the battle of slots will be up for grabs ahead of Dubai Grand prix and Tunisia Grand prix […]