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Kenya’s Cheruiyot and Kipruto Land Visa Sponsorship
Reigning world champion in both 5000m and 10,000m Vivian Cheruiyot and defending , 3000m steeplechases Olympic champion Brimin Kipruto have landed Visa sponsorship for their journey to the 20
Semenya in for a Kenyan battle in London
South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya has qualified for the London Olympic in the 800m. In doing so, she clocked the first sub-2-minute time in South Africa in 21 years.. . The
Ten Million boost for Sotokoto Safari Half Marathon
The third edition of the annual Sotokoto Safari Half marathon to be held on 8th July 2012 received a boost from the main sponsors, the Sotokoto Bank of Japan who promised to pump in USD 120,00
The Hash run attracts international athletes to Mombasa
Between 17th and 20th of May 2012, Mombasa will play host to more than 1000 runners from 50 countries in what is called the Great Hash Migration. . . The Kenyan Great Hash Migration whose name
Kenyans dominate Doha Samsung Diamond League meet
Kenyan athletes registered good results in the first Samsung Diamond League meeting this season in Doha, Qatar on Friday 11th May. David Rudisha and Augustine Kiprono Choge registered the lead
Book in commemoration of Samuel Wanjiru to be launched
In commemoration of Samuel Wanjiru's life on the first anniversary of his tragic death, a Dutch journalist Frits Conijn prepares to launch a book Doodloper ( Death Runner - The tragic end of O
Rudisha hoping for Olympic relay showdown with Bolt
800m World record holder Kenyan David Rudisha believes 100m record holder Jamaican Usain Bolt is no match for him if they met in the right race. To prove his point Rudisha has said he I consid
No wild cards for London Olympics, AK Warns
Athletics Kenya has moved to clear the air that some athletes seeking to double in the 5000m and 10,000m will be given wild cards terming the information as baseless since the exercise will be
Athletics Kenya approves new constitution
In a special Annual General Meeting (AGM) held by Athletic Kenya officials on Wednesday, a new constitution that will become operational next year was unanimously approved.. . The new constitu
Kiptoo closer to Olympic dream after Inter Prisons success
Timothy Kiptoo on Friday comfortably won the 5000m race (men) on the final day of the inter Prisons provincial championships on Friday at the Nyayo stadium in Nairobi.The 27 year old registere
Kiptoo targeting Olympic slot
Timothy Kiptoo booked a final slot in the 5000m in day one of inter-provincial prisons championships at the Nyayo national stadium after registering a time of 13.47.1 as one of the fastest t f
Silas Kiplagat eyeing 1500m London Olympic slot
Commonwealth 2010 1500m champion Silas Kiplagat is sending a warning signal to all his opponents that he will be at his best during the Kenya prisons inter-provincial athletics championships s
Inter-prisons athletics receive boost from sponsors
The annual Kenya prisons Inter–provincial athletics and darts championship will run from Thursday 3rd to Friday 4th at the Nyayo national stadium with the aim of selecting a team for the natio
Athletes focus on qualification ahead of Benin and London
It’s almost one month since a selected team of athletes joined camp in Eldoret ahead of the African senior athletics championships and the summer Olympics scheduled for end of June and July re
World record holder dropped as AK names marathon team
Athletics Kenya on Wednesday released the final list of six Marathoners who will represent Kenya at the forthcoming summer Olympics in London. According to AK’s chairman Isaiah Kiplagat the si