Angellah Okuotyi partnered well with Cynthia Cheruto Wanjala to win her second medal of the day at the ongoing Africa Games in Accra, Ghana. Okutoyi who had won teenis gold in single after edging out Egyptian Lamis Elhussein Salama in 6-2 and 6-4 lost the gold medal to Egyptian Merna Mostafa Refaat Elkotb and Sandra […]
Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba is optimistic that the planned World rally Championships set for next week will be successful. Today, the CS highlighted the progress of the iconic African motor rallying fixture, assuring the public that the government is committed to support the event to world status. “We are not leaving anything to chance […]
Kenya’s Angela Okutoyi defeated Lamis Elhussein to win the singles tennis at the ongoing Africa Games in Accra, Ghana today morning. The kenya champion ended the 46 year long wait for kenya to win a medal in tennis at the championships. In 1978, Jane Davis-Doxzon and Susan wakhungu who won gold and silver during the […]
The journey for the 2024 International Schools Federation (ISF) World Schools Cross country for Primary schools starts in earnest this Friday when all counties will be staging their championships. Speaking on Tuesday during the clinic for official that will oversee the track and field events come Friday at the University of Eldoret Secondary school ground, […]
North Rift martial art and Taekwondo founder Jacton Ratanga is optimistic that the sport has taken shape in the region after years of tapping, nurturing and training young people in the region ahead of this weekend’s Taekwondo Open Championships. Speaking over the weekend during the second edition of Uasin Gishu Tae Kwondo clinic that attracted […]
Kenyans commanded a 1-2 podium finish in the 800m at the ongoing Africa Games in Accra, Ghana. Little known Aron Cheminingwa won the two lap race leading compatriot Alex Ngeno Kipngetich in an all Kenyan as Botswana’s Tumo Nkape. Cheminingwa won the race in 1:45.72 with Ngeno returning second in 1:45.73 and Tumo’s 1:46.04. Selected […]
World 3,000m steeplechase record holder Beatrice Chepkoech won the water and barriers race with a championships record at the ongoing Africa Games in Accra, Ghana. Chepkoech won the title in 9:15.62, lowering the championships record of 9:35.35 set by Ruth Bosibori in 2007 in Algiers, Algeria. She beat Ugandan and Olympic champion Peruz Jemutai. Another […]
Kenya’s Winnie Bii and Edwin Kimutai won silver medals yesterday at the ongoing All African Games in Accra, Ghana. The USA based Bii and Kumutai jumped to silver medals in triple jump and decathlon respectively setting the records as Kenya’s first athletes attain such heights. With her 13.64m, she lost the title to Nigeria’s Ruth […]
The reigning Istanbul half marathon champion Panuel Mkungo will be leading a Kenyan contingent in chasing the half marathon title at the ongoing Africa Games in Accra, Ghana. The Friday event will see Mkungo, the Philadelphia half marathon champion take on Ethiopians, Ugandans, Moroccans and South Africans for the title. More to follow
The late Marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum has been inducted in the Hall Of Fame by Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba at the Talanta Plaza, Nairobi. Kiptum died on February 11 in a road accident at the age of 24 after setting the world record during Chicago marathon last year at 2:00.35 and died in a […]