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World U20: Kenya strike double gold, double silver on Day Two

August 20, 2021  

The battle for superiority between East Africa’s athletics powerhouses, Kenya and Ethiopia, was reignited in full force as the men’s 5,000m and women’s 3,000m finals heats featured on Thursday during ... Read More

Etyang through in 1,500m as Kenyans impress as they dominate Day Two heats

August 19, 2021  

Kenya put up a strong showing in the men’s 800m and 1,500m heats, spurred to victories in their respective heats. Noah Kibet and Emmanuel Wanyonyi won their respective heats in the 800m, with Vincent ... Read More

Kenyans call for Omanyala recognition as Timothy Cheruiyot earns promotion for Olympics exploits

August 19, 2021  

Timothy Cheruiyot, the 1,500M Olympics silver medalist is now a Senior Superintendent of Prisons, a promotion he earned following his exploits in the recently-concluded Tokyo Games. The promotion from... Read More

World U20: Kenyan youngsters perform dismally, Ethiopians dominate 3,000 meters as records tumble on opening day

August 19, 2021  

It was a horrendous opening day for Kenya at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships after the hosts’ two representatives in the 3,000 metres race failed in their quest to bag medals on home soil p... Read More

World U20 Athletics: Kenya disqualified form Mixed Relay final

August 18, 2021  

Kenya’s Mixed Relay team will not compete any further at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships despite finishing second in their heat (behind Nigeria) after the hosts were disqualified for lane i... Read More

Ruth Chepngetich: World champion to make Chicago marathon debut

August 18, 2021  

Ruth Chepngetich, Kenya’s 2019 world marathon champion, will be among the elite field of athletes who will feature at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon to be held on 10th October. Chepngetich will ... Read More

World U20: KTB seeks collaboration with athletes ahead of global showpiece

August 13, 2021  

Kenya Tourism Board will identify areas of collaboration with Kenyan athletes to promote the country as a tourism destination. KTB CEO Betty who also congratulated Kenyan athletes for their sterling p... Read More

WORLD U20 ATHLETICS: POLAND FIRST TEAM TO ARRIVE FOR NAIROBI EVENT, TEAM KENYA GOES TO CAMP

August 11, 2021  

Polish throwers Eryk Kolodziejczak, European Under 20 champion Dawid Piłat and silver medalist Tomasz Ratajczyk are the first team to jet into Nairobi for this month’s World U20 championships. T... Read More

Eliud Kipchoge eases his way as he defends Olympics marathon title

August 8, 2021  

Eliud Kipchoge became only the third man in history to successfully defend the Olympic Marathon crown after running a commanding race to win the Tokyo title in a time of 2:08:38. Kipchoge won by 1:20,... Read More

Abel Kipsang: Kenyan youngster sets new Olympic record in 1,500m semis

August 6, 2021  

Kenyan youngster Abel Kipsang set a new Olympic record as he raced to the final of the 1,500m. Kipsang who raced in the second heat of the semi-finals broke off from the rest in the last 100m to set t... Read More

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