It was a heartbreak for the World 800m champion Lilian Odira who relinquised her Kip Keino title to Ethiopia’s 2025 world indoor 800m silver medal Nigist Gatechew. Odira hit the 400m mark in 56.47 before Gatechew took charge with less than 200m to go as the Ethiopian clocked 1:58.79 to win. Odira came in second […]
Three time Olympic Games champion Gabby Thomas sealed a double when she rallied to win the women’s 100m and 200m at the Kip Keino Classic today at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya. The American, who won both the 100m, 4x100m and 4x400m gold at the 2024 Paris Olympic games, was in her own […]
Olympic 800m Champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi made a huge statement as he stormed to victory in the men’s 1500m at the 7th edition of Kip Keino Classic Continental Tour today at the Nyayo National stadium. Wanyonyi, a world champion in the two-lap race, went head-to-head with Olympic 1500m bronze medallist Reynold Cheruiyot. Wanyonyi made his intentions […]
Distance ace Diana Wanza’s rise continued unabated when she destroyed the field to win the women’s 5,000m race at the Kip Keino Classic on Friday. Fresh from winning the 10,000m final at the Kenyan trials for the Africa Senior Athletics Championships a fortnight ago, Wanza coasted to victory in personal best 15 minutes and 28.91 second. Wanza, […]
Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage set a new meet record by winning the javelin event at the 2026 Kip Keino Classic at the Nyayo National Stadium today The 25-year-old hauled 89.28m on his second attempt in the first event of this year’s edition, breaking Belgian Timothy Herman’s record of 87.35m set during the 2023 edition. […]
KCB Volleyball Ladies delivered a strong performance to win silver at the 2026 Africa Clubs Championship that came to an end today in Cairo, Egypt. The bankers finished as runner-up after a hard-fought campaign. The Lionesses concluded the tournament as the second-best team, falling to Egypt’s Al Ahly Volleyball Club in the final with a […]
Uganda’s milk capital Mbarara is set for a motorsport feast when the Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally runs 07–9 May 2026, with 10 Kenyan crews listed in what is shaping up as one of the biggest international fields in recent African Rally Championship (ARC)history. The Shell V-Power Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally is the second […]
Reigning world 800m champion Lilian Odira will be looking to ignite her season in front of a home crowd at the Kip Keino Classic at the Nyayo National stadium in Nairobi. as 800m defending champion, Odira said: “The Kip Keino Classic is my season opener, just to gauge where my body is at the moment.” […]
Africa’s fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala will be hunting down the fastest time in the world this year when he explodes out of the blocks. The current world-leading mark stands at 9.89 seconds, set by Collen Kebinatshipi at the Botswana National Championships on April 3. “Now that I have built up momentum, I have to stand […]
Reigning Olympic Games 200m champion Gabby Thomas has set her focus to run sub 22 seconds at the Kip Keino Classic tomorrow at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya. Since such times have never been run on the Kenyan soil, with current benchmark stands at 22.07 seconds, set by fellow American Sha’Carri Richardson at […]