Kenya’s first Olympic Games 3,000m steeplechase champion Amos Biwott was full of praise for the fallen hero and two time Olympic Games champion Benjamin Jipcho. The two time Commonwealth Games champion Jipcho died on Friday in an Eldoret hospital where he was undergoing treatment with his burial set for Friday in his Kisawai land in […]
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Nandi County set aside shs 70 million to complete Kipchoge Keino stadium
Nandi County government has syarted the journey to complete Kipchoge Keino stadium in the county after its construction stalled. The county leadership through the Sports department has budgeted kshs 70 million in the financial year to complete the project that stalled in 2017. The stadium was named Kipchoge Keino in honour of the legendary runner […]
Honouring legendary Kipchoge Keino
The postponed World Athletics Tour Athletics Series in Nairobi will be called Kip Keino Classic. The track and field championships that were set for May 2nd was postponed to September 26th due to the coronavirus pandemic that has rocked the world. Nairobi’s meeting will be opening the World Athletics Series with Nyayo National Stadium being […]
Nyandika Maiyoro laid to rest
Former athletes praised the legendary runner Nyandika Maiyoro who was laid to rest today in his Kiogoro village Kisii County. His former runners like Kipchoge Keino among others eulogized Maiyoro as a great runner whose dream remains unfulfilled. It was solidarity from athletics Kenya led by president Jackson Tuwei among others. Keino said “It’s with […]
Charles Mukora: top athletics leaders mourn the death of athletic icon
Kenyan athletes are mourning the death of former National Olympics Committee (NOC-K) chairman Charles Mukora. Mukora who served as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) member died on Thursday evening was the pioneer athletics coach who boasts to having coached some of Kenya’s greatest athletes among them Kipchoge Keino. At 83, Mukora stepped down as NOCK […]
Herbert Mwachiro optimistic CHAN will be successful
Kenyan chance to host Africa Nations Championships (CHAN) is on course as top organizing officials on Thursday pre-inspected Kipchoge Keino stadium in Eldoret, which is part of the stadium Football kenya Federation (FKF) is looking upon to host the matches
Renovation work starts at Kipchoge Keino stadium
Kipchoge Keino stadium in Eldoret is set for second phase renovation after Sports Kenya in partnership with Usain Gishu County Government agreed to work together to raise the standards of the facility.
NOCK Executive denied voting rights
The executive committee members of the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) have been stripped off their elections voting powers.
Nock’s election set for Dec 20th
National Olympic Committee of Kenya (Nock) will have election on December 20th according to the timetable released on Tuesday after a long day executive committee meeting.