Athletics

Jamaica’s Fraser-Pryce fastest in women’s 100m semis

Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce clocked the fastest time to reach the women's 100 metres final on Saturday and stay on course… Read More

August 2, 2021

Olympics: Tirop, Obiri, Kasait qualify for the women’s 5,000m finals

Kenya will have three representatives in the women’s 5000 metres final on Monday, in Tokyo Japan. Agnes Tirop Jebet, Lilian… Read More

August 2, 2021

Okagbare fails drug test, out of Olympics

Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been barred from the Olympics after failing a drug test, the first doping case of… Read More

August 2, 2021

Athlete sent home from Tokyo Olympics after refusing to face Israeli rival

The International Judo Federation suspended on Saturday an Algerian judoka and his coach for withdrawing from the Tokyo Olympics before… Read More

July 25, 2021

AK settle for Rhonex Kipruto as Kamworor replacement in Olympics team

Rhonex Kipruto will replace Geoffrey Kamworor, who pulled out of the Games Thursday due to injury, in Kenya’s 10,000m team.… Read More

July 25, 2021

Tokyo Olympics: Poland send six swimmers home after selecting too many by mistake

Poland have sent six swimmers home from the Tokyo Olympics after selecting too many by mistake. Poland initially picked 23… Read More

July 20, 2021

Tokyo 2021: Cheruiyot back in Team Kenya after Kamar Etyang fails doping clearance

Anxiety pumps up as Kamar Etyang awaits Olympics fate Kenya's budding 1,500m athlete Kamar Etyang, 19, will wait a little… Read More

July 14, 2021

Stanchart Marathon 2021: Event to be run both physical and virtual

This year's Standard Chartered Marathon will take a hybrid format as it makes a return for the first time in… Read More

July 14, 2021

Kipyegon cruises to Kenyan 1,500m record in Monaco

Going into tonight’s 1500m at the EBS Herculis meeting in Monaco, world champion Sifan Hassan announced that she had asked… Read More

July 10, 2021

In pictures: President Kenyatta hands over flag to Tokyo-bound contingent

Dafa News picks some of the moments from State House, Nairobi, as President Uhuru Kenyatta handed over the national flag… Read More

July 9, 2021