May 01
Kenya: Doing It for Kiptum! - Benson Kipruto Says He Will Dedicate Olympics Performance to Fallen Friend
Benson Kipruto says he will be competing at the Olympic Games in Paris, in honour of his great friend, departed world record holder Kevin Kiptum. Read more »
Kenya: Kipchoge Upbeat Over Olympics Three-Peat As Final Marathon Squad Named
Two-time Olympics marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge headlines a strong three-man team that will represent Kenya at this year's summer games in Paris. Read more »
April 23
Kenya: 13 Athletes Set for 2024 World Para Athletics Championships in Japan Ahead of Paris Paralympics Qualifier
The Kenya National Paralympic Committee (KNPC) has picked a squad of 13 athletes that will compete in the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships scheduled for May 17 to 25 in… Read more »
April 22
Kenya: Jepchirchir Eyes Paris Olympics Title After Conquering London Marathon
After smashing the women-only world record at the London Marathon, Olympics champion Peres Jepchirchir has now set her sights on another gold at this summer's games in Paris. Read more »
April 17
Kenya: Why Botswana Speedster Tebogo Opted Out of Omanyala Showdown At Kip Keino Classic
World 100m silver medalist Letsile Tebogo says this weekend's Kip Keino Classic was not the right time for him to compete in the men's 100m. Read more »
April 05
Kenya: Three Strikes That Earned Kenyan Athlete Two-Year Ban From AIU
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has slapped Kenyan athlete Kennedy Kiprop Cheboror with a two-year ban after three whereabout failures. Read more »
March 20
Kenya: World Champion Moraa Blazes to 400m Gold At African Games
World 800m champion Mary Moraa won Kenya's second gold medal at the ongoing African Games in Accra, Ghana after triumphing in the women's 400m on Wednesday evening. Read more »
March 17
Kenya: Kenyan Abel Kipchumba Cruises to New York Half Marathon Crown
Boston Half Marathon champion Abel Kipchumba won the New York City Half Marathon on Sunday morning after clocking 1:00:25. Read more »
March 05
Kenya: Standoff At Nyayo As Athletes Protest Selection Criteria for African Games
The national trials for the African Games hangs in limbo as athletes protest the selection criteria for the continental championships set to begin this week in Accra, Ghana. Read more »
March 01
Kenya: Ferdi Omanyala Makes World Indoors Final for the First Time Ever
Ferdinand Omanyala has qualified for the final of the World Indoor Championships in the 60m dash after finishing second in his semi-final heat, behind American triple world… Read more »
Kenya: Late Kiptum Posthumously Named 2023 Sportsman of the Year
The late Kelvin Kiptum has been posthumously named as the 2023 Sportsman of the Year, at the Sports Personality of the Year Awards (SOYA) staged Friday night at the Kenyatta… Read more »
February 25
East Africa: East Africa Champions Nyamira, Kwanzanthe Lead Race for 2023 Soya Girls' School Team of the Year Award
Reigning East Africa hockey and volleyball champions Nyamira Girls from Siaya and Kwanzanthe from Machakos counties are among ten schools nominated for the 2023 Sports Personality… Read more »
February 23
Kenya: Final Farewell to World Marathon Record Holder Kiptum
World marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum, who tragically lost his life in a road accident on February 11, 2024, alongside his Rwandese coach Gervais Hakizimana will be buried… Read more »
February 22
Kenya: Court Declines Request to Halt Marathon Runner Burial Over Paternity Dispute
The burial of World Marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum will proceed Friday as scheduled, as the High Court rejected a plea to halt it in a paternity case by a woman claiming to… Read more »
February 21
Kenya: He Was Like a Son to Me - CS Ababu Still Broken By Kiptum's Death
Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba has revealed he had formed a close relationship with departed marathon world record holder Kevin Kiptum, and they constantly chatted about… Read more »
February 16
Kenya: Repeat Offender Chepchirchir Slapped With Eight-Year Ban for Doping
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has slapped an eight-year ban on 2017 Tokyo Marathon winner, Kenyan Sarah Chepchirchir after being found guilty of a second offence of doping. Read more »
February 15
Kenya: Multiple World Record Holder Henry Rono Dead At 72
The athletics fraternity is once again in mourning after the passing away of Kenyan legend and multiple world record holder Henry Rono. Read more »
February 12
Kenya: Marathon World Record Holder Kelvin Kiptum Set for Heroic Sendoff
Kenya will provide a heroic sendoff to world marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum who passed away in a tragic road crash on Sunday night. Read more »
Kenya: Kalonzo Says Kiptum's Potential Was Limitless
Azimio la Umoja Co-principle Kalonzo Musyoka has mourned the death of Marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum who perished in a road accident last night. Read more »
February 11
Kenya: World Marathon Record Holder Kelvin Kiptum Dies in Road Accident
Marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum is dead. Read more »
Kenya: Mercurial Omanyala Breaks His Own National Record Again
Ferdinand Omanyala's brilliant start to the season continued, as he lowered his own 60m national record for the third time in a year and the second time in a week, as he clocked… Read more »
Africa: Kiptum, 24, Dies Week After World Record is Confirmed
Marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum is dead. According to Police reports, Kiptum and his Rwandese coach Garvais Hakizimana passed away on the spot Sunday night in an… Read more »
February 12
Kenya: President Ruto Mourns Kiptum As an Extraordinary Sportsman
President William Ruto has described Marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum as an extraordinary sportsman who has left an extraordinary mark in the globe. Read more »
Africa: World Marathon Record Holder Kelvin Kiptum, 24, Dies
The death of world marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum has sent shockwaves through Kenya and around the world. Read more »
February 03
Kenya: Omanyala Storms to Meeting Record in First International Race of '24
African 100m record holder Ferdinand Omanyala began his international season on an emphatic note, storming to a new meeting record in the 60m dash at the Miramas Metropole Indoor… Read more »