Kenya’s veteran deaf athlete David Kiptum Kipkogei on Tuesday clinched the silver medal in the men’s marathon at the Tokyo 2025 Summer Deaflympics. Kipkogei, 46, crossed the finish line on the Tokyo Expressway in 2:17:30 behind Sweden’s Otto Kingstedt, who claimed the gold medal in 2:16:10. Colombia’s Jose Libardo won the bronze medal in 2:23:50. […]
Sports Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya has hailed the 2025 CAC Road Cycling African Championships held in Kwale County as a game-changer not only for sports, but for Kenya’s broader economic future. The continental showdown wrapped up on Sunday afternoon after four action-packed days of high-octane racing in the Coastal region. More than 300 athletes from […]
Kenya on Sunday increased its medal tally at the ongoing Tokyo 2025 Summer Deaflympics to 10, with Lucas Wandia, and Elikana Rono successfully defending their titles in the men’s 3,000meters steeplechase, and 800m respectively. It was a 1-2 finish for Kenya in the steeplechase as Jacob Kibet secured silver medal in the hotly contested final […]
Merhawi Kudus successfully fit into the big shoes of Henok Mulubrhan by extending Eritrean’s dominance in the elite men 163.8km CAC Road Cycling African Championships that came to an end today in Kwale County. Henok, who won a hatrick from 2022, 2023 and 2024 filed to show up in Diani and he was well represented […]
Natan Tesfalem handed an early morning gold to the Eritrean after winning the CAC Road Cycling African Championships today in the junior men’s 107.6km title in Kwale County. He crossed the finish line in 2:44:19 followed by Uganda’s only cyclist in the contingent Paul Miro (2:44:44) and Namibia’s Roger Suren (2:45:57). His golden charge, however, […]
Isaac Makokha’s hunt for a historic gold medal in the Deaflympics will have to wait a little longer after he failed to achieve the feat at the ongoing Games in Tokyo, Japan. Featuring in his third Deaflympics, the 33-year-old Makokha had targeted to upgrade to gold the bronze medal that he won in the men’s […]
South African Preen Hayley and Rwanda’s Nyirarukundo claimed the Elite and Under-23 titles, respectively, on the penultimate day of the CAC Road Cycling African Championships in Diani, Kwale County, on Saturday evening. Hayley won the fourth gold medal for the “Rainbow Nation” in the women’s 107.6-kilometre road race by clocking three hours, 10 minutes and […]
Algeria’s green, white and red flag was dominant on Friday as the “Desert Foxes” mauled the opposition, sweeping the podium in the Youth Men’s 42-kilometre road race at the 19th CAC Road Cycling African Championships in Diani, Kwale County. After missing out on the titles in other races staged here so far, Algeria was the […]
Sports Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya has lauded the residents of Kwale County for their infectious enthusiasm and unwavering patriotism during the ongoing CAC Road Cycling African Championships in Diani. The continental showdown burst into life on Thursday on the streets of Diani with the gripping Individual Time Trial (ITT), setting the tone for a high-octane […]
Kenya’s hunt for more medals at the ongoing Tokyo 2025 Summer Deaflympics intensified today after seven athletes qualified for the finals in various events. Among those who powered into the finals include newly crowned gold medalists Ian Wambui Kahinga and James Mwanza Musembi. Others are Nelson Kipkorir, Isaac Atima, Rael Wamira, Hillary Kipkorir and Stephen […]