Category: Athletics

As Kenya grapples with the Olympics kit debacle, other countries around the world have been unveiling their own kits, putting Kenya’s rollout to absolute shame. Last weekend, Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba unveiled Kenya’s Olympics kit – a rather shabby mishmash of garments meant to bring out the Kenyan spirit and pay homage to the…

World 1,500m and mile record holder Faith Kipyegon will face newly crowned world 10,000m record holder Beatrice Chebet in the 5,000m finals at the Olympic trials at Nyayo Stadium on Friday. The highly anticipated race promises to be a fierce battle between the two champions, each eager to assert dominance in the middle-distance event. Kipyegon…

Athletics Kenya (AK) has announced a formidable team of 59 athletes for the African Senior Championships, set to take place from June 21 to 26, 2024, in Douala, Cameroon. The team consists of 26 female and 33 male athletes who will immediately begin residential training to prepare for the event. “The team will report for…

Kenya’s Olympic 1500m silver medalist, Timothy Cheruiyot, is set to compete against Africa Games reigning champion, Brian Komen, in the finals of the 1500m at the Athletics Kenya National Championships. The event commenced today at the Ulinzi Sports Complex. Cheruiyot demonstrated his prowess by comfortably winning semi-final three in the 1500m, clocking a time of…

Kenyan marathoner Kemei Elias Kiprono has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) following his alleged use of the banned substance Trimetazidine. According to a statement released by the AIU, Elias Kiprono has been formally charged with violating Article 2.1 and Article 2.2 of the anti-doping regulations. “The AIU has provisionally suspended Elias…

Two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge holds firm to the belief that clinching a third consecutive Olympic victory is within reach. However, he foresees a formidable challenge awaiting him at the marathon event in the upcoming Paris Olympics. Speaking in Eldoret upon his inclusion in the final men’s marathon team, which also comprises the likes of…