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Kenya: Kenya Takes Lead at Athletics Championships
CAJ News, 25 August 2015
Kenya has made an early impression at the ongoing International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in Beijing, China. Read more »
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia Lead in Battle for Supremacy
CAJ News, 24 August 2015
Ethiopia's ace long distance female runner, Genzebe Dibaba, has won the World Championships 1 500m race to set the tone to what is expected to be a continuation of the rivalry… Read more »
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Kenya: Kenyans Eye 800m Sweep as Rivals Nigel and Aman Crash Out
The Star, 24 August 2015
With World champion Mohamed Aman and Olympic silver medallist Nigel Amos of Botswana now out of the way, Kenyans remain in contention for the top honours in the men's 800m here in… Read more »
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Kenya: Rudisha Lands Amos Ko, Aman Disqualified
Capital FM, 23 August 2015
The stars aligned for world record holder, David Rudisha and his Kenyan teammates, Ferguson Rotich and Alfred Kipketer at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing after the trio… Read more »
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Kenya: Hurdlers Mucheru, Bett on Verge of History
Capital FM, 23 August 2015
For the first time in history, Kenya will have two athletes in Tuesday's men 400m Hurdles final at the IAAF World Championships after Boniface Mucheru and Nicholas Bett continued… Read more »
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Kenya: Mucheru, Bett Storm 400m Hurdles Final in World Championships in Beijing
Nation, 23 August 2015
National champion Boniface Mucheru and Nicholas Bett on Sunday stormed the final of the 400m hurdles in the ongoing World Championships in Beijing, China. Read more »
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Kenya: Ezekiel Kemboi On Course for Fourth Title, David Rudisha Storms Semis
Nation, 22 August 2015
Olympic champion and world record-holder David Rudisha guided his team of Ferguson Rotich and World junior champion Alfred Kipketer to Sunday's 800m semi-finals of the IAAF World… Read more »
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Kenya: The Hunt Begins - Kamworor Leads Kenya's Chase for Medals in 10,000m As Global Show Begins
The Star, 22 August 2015
WORLD cross-country champion Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor will today spearhead Kenya's hunt for a medal in the 10,000m as the World athletics Championships get underway today in… Read more »
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Kenya: Kenya, Ethiopia Rivalry Plays Out At a Hotel Lobby
The Star, 22 August 2015
Kenya and Ethiopia are biggest rivals in middle and long distance races and things have not been made better by putting them in the same hotel here in Beijing. While athletes from… Read more »
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Kenya: Kemboi, Rudisha Progress, Lagat Bows Out
Capital FM, 22 August 2015
Ezekiel Kemboi kept his dream of a fourth straight steeplechase title intact with record holder, David Rudisha, leading the Kenyan trio to the men 800m semi finals during Saturday… Read more »
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Kenya: Ghebreslassie Rules As Kenyans Collapse
Capital FM, 22 August 2015
History was made in the first final of the 15th IAAF World Championships in Beijing but there were no Kenyans to toast as 19 year-old Eritrean, Ghirmay Ghebreslassie, took the… Read more »
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Kenya: Marathon Looks Safe, the War Is On the 10,000m Track Where Mo Rules
Nation, 21 August 2015
If all goes well, Kenya will have secured at least one gold medal by close of business on Day One here. Read more »
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Kenya: Let Medal Hunt Begin
Nation, 21 August 2015
The long wait is over. Team Kenya gets down to business on Saturday at Beijing's National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, for the World Championships in Athletics. Read more »
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Kenya: Genzebe-Powered Ethiopia Plot Five-Star Show
Capital FM, 20 August 2015
Despite their fierce rivalry on track and road, Ethiopian and Kenyan athletes are sharing the same hotel in Beijing as the neighbours from the north prepare to stamp their… Read more »
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Kenya: Captain Kemboi Charged to Lead From Front
Capital FM, 20 August 2015
"I will not return to Kenya if I don't win gold," Team Kenya captain, Ezekiel Kemboi famously declared before he left for the Beijing 2008 Olympics to defend the men 3000m… Read more »
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Kenya: Kenyans Finally Arrive in Beijing for Global Show After Flight Delay
The Star, 20 August 2015
Team Kenya arrived in Beijing yesterday morning ahead of the World athletics Championships which begin here on Saturday. Read more »
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Kenya: Kiplagat Beaten in World Athletics Federation Election
The Star, 20 August 2015
OUTGOING Athletics Kenya president Isaiah Kiplagat yesterday lost his bid to become the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) Vice President in an election which… Read more »
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Kenya: Is Kiplagat's Race Run After Failed IAAF VP Bid?
Capital FM, 19 August 2015
Long-serving Athletics Kenya (AK) chief, Isaiah Fundi Kiplagat failed in his bid to be elected world body IAAF vice-president during Wednesday's elections in Beijing. Read more »
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Kenya: Weary Team Kenya Arrives in China
Capital FM, 19 August 2015
The advance party of Team Kenya for the Beijing World Championships finally arrived in China on Wednesday morning after a gruelling two-day journey weary but fired up for the… Read more »
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Ethiopia: No Fear Over Ethiopian Athletes in Doping Crises, EAF Says
Ethiopian Herald, 18 August 2015
The country's athletics governing body, the Ethiopian Athletics Federation, (EAF), looks confident when the federation's official Dube Jilo says that there is no fear about the… Read more »
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Kenya: Beijing Here We Come! Kenyan Charges Fly Out for Worlds
Nation, 18 August 2015
The first group of Kenyan athletes to the 2015 World Athletics Championships jetted out for Beijing on Monday night. Read more »
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Kenya: Kenyan Hurdle Racers Face Us Threat in Jager in Beijing
The Star, 17 August 2015
Three time world 3000m steeplechase champion Ezekiel Kemboi faces a daunting task when he lines up against rising stars Conseslus Kipruto and Jairus Birech at the 15th IAAF World… Read more »
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Kenya: Kipruto Fires Warning Shot to Opponents Ahead of Beijing Show
Nation, 14 August 2015
World 3000m steeplechase silver medallist Conseslus Kipruto has fired a warning shot to his opponents in the World Championships that begin next week in Beijing, China. Read more »