Reigning Olympic Games 800m champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi, newcomers Kelvin Kimtai Loti and Nicholas Kiplangat Kebenei hav qualified to compete at the semifinals in the 800m at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Competing in the last heat 5, wanyonyi qualified after crossing the finish line first in 1:45.05. Wanyonyi, fresh from winning the […]
Double Olympic Games 1,500m champion Faith Kipyegon won her 4th world championships title at the ongoing world Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Kipyegon won the title, leading 1-2 podium finish for Kenyans when Dorcus Ewoi won silver as Jessica Hull settled for bronze and Winny Chepchirchir coming 4th. As the world record holder in the […]
Fresh from leading Kenya at the Harambee Stars and Gor Mahia goalkeeper Bryne Omondi has been named the Sports Journalists Association of Kenya (SJAK) Sports Personality of the Month for August. Omondi earned the accolade following his performances at the concluded African Nations Championship (CHAN) with Kenya reaching quarterfinals and eliminated by Madagascar. The former […]
Junior Wafalme, the Kenya volleyball federation under 20 boys team recorded victory against Morocco today in the ongoing Africa Under 20 Championships in Giza, Egypt. The Luke Makuto side won 3-1 in a tough encounter at 26-24, 30-32, 25-20 and 25-21 as the team bounced back from first match loss to Cameroon by the same […]
The reigning world under 20 3,000m steeplechase champion Edmund Serem won bronze medal at the ongoing world Athletics Championships in Tokyo, japan. The young assassin showd no respect for the regulars to settle for third position after clocking 8:34.56 in a race won by New Zealand Geordie Beamish (8:33.88) with a silver going to the […]
Former World 1,500m champion Timothy Cheruiyot and former world under 20 champion Reynold Cheruiyot have qualified to compete in the men’s 1,500m final at the ongoing world Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Timothy, who finished in heat 1 in 4th position automatically qualified into the finals set for Thursday after clocking 3:35.61 with top six […]
Safaricom Chapa Dimba All-Stars wrapped up their week-long football bootcamp in Spain in style, as the boys’ team beat hosts SD Huesca U20 4-2 in the final friendly match played on Sunday at the SD Huesca Academy Grounds. The match kicked off after the girls’ team had completed a morning training session led by Juan Ramón Fung, one of […]
Reigning Commonwealth Games 400m hurdles bronze medalist Wiseman Were Mukhobe has qualified to compete into the semifinals of the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Were, who ran his personal best of 48.27, was initially out of competition after finishing 5th in Heat behind Qatar’s Abderrahman Samba cruised to victory in 48.03, ahead of […]
Olympic Games 3,000m steeplechase bronze medalist Faith Cherotich will be joined by Doris Lemngole into the finals of the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Cherotich will be facing off with defending champion Kenyan-born turned Bahraini Winfred Yavi on Wednesday 17th final in the battle for gold medal. Having bronze at the Budapest two […]
Former Olympic Games marathon champion Peres jepchirchir won her first ever world championships gold with a marathon victory at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. the former world half marathon record holder won the marathon title in 2:24:43 beating defending champion Tigst Asefa, who was second at 2:24:45 with Uruguayan Julia Paternain completing […]