Athletics
Tokyo 2020: Team Kenya Volleyball first to leave for Games
July 9, 2021
The national women’s volleyball team Malkia Strikers have arrived in Japan, the first squad of the Kenyan contingent to land about two weeks before the opening of the Tokyo Games. Organisers of ... Read More
Tokyo 2021: Japan to announce covid emergency throughout Games
July 8, 2021
Japan’s government said Thursday it plans a new virus state of emergency stretching throughout the Olympics, as reports said organisers could bar fans from almost all events at the Games. With just tw... Read More
Sum takes over as Team Kenya athletics captain after Yego debacle
July 7, 2021
Former women’s 800m world champion Eunice Sum has taken over the skipper duties after Julius Yego controversially stepped down from the role. Yego, also the captain of the squad for the Rio 2016... Read More
Anxiety pumps up as Kamar Etyang awaits Olympics fate
July 7, 2021
Kenya’s budding 1,500m athlete Kamar Etyang, 19, is praying for his luck and the stars to align in his favour for his chance to be part of Team Kenya for this Summer’s most important sport... Read More
Kenyan stars shine at Stockholm Diamond League meeting
July 5, 2021
Kenya’s Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich produced a season’s best performance in the 800 metres, coming from behind to win in 1:43:84 at the Stockholm Diamond League meeting on Sunday. CanadaR... Read More
Jepchirchir half marathon record ratified by IAAF
July 3, 2021
Peres Jepchirchir’s women-only world half marathon record of 1:05:16, set at the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships in Gdynia, Poland on October 17 2020, has been ratified. For the first time... Read More
AK names squad of 43 athletes for World U20 Championships
July 3, 2021
Athletics Kenya has selected 43 athletes to represent Kenya at the World Under-20 Championship to be held at the Kasarani Stadium on August 17 – 22. The team comprises 24 men and 19 women who wi... Read More
Intense battle witnessed on opening day of World U20 trials at Kasarani
July 2, 2021
The Kenyan trials for World Athletics Under-20 Championships kicked off Thursday living up to the expectations and billing as a mouth-watering meet with some scintillating performances at the Moi Inte... Read More
Tokyo Olympics: Breastfeeding athletes allowed to bring children to Games
July 1, 2021
Breastfeeding athletes will be allowed to bring children to the Tokyo Olympics “when necessary”, organizers have announced, after criticism from mothers over tough rules on bringing family to the Game... Read More
Kenyan trials for World U20 showpiece set as 128 countries confirm entry for Nairobi 2021
June 30, 2021
The Kenyan trials for the World Athletics U20 Championships will be held over three days starting this Thursday (1st July) at the Moi International Sports Center Kasarani. A total of 494 athletes acro... Read More
