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Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge celebrates at the finish area of a special course after busting the mythical two-hour barrier for the marathon on October 12 2019 in Vienna. AFP PHOTO

Eliud Kipchoge makes final shortlist for IAAF award

Kenya’s world marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge has made the final shortlist of five athletes for next weekend’s World Athletics...

November 11th, 2019
Kenya's Conseslus Kipruto (right) clears a hurdle during the men's 3000m steeplechase during the 2018 IAAF Birmingham Diamond League athletics meeting at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham on August 18, 2018. AFP PHOTO

Kenyan specialty 3000m steeplechase dropped from IAAF Diamond League

World athletics governing body the IAAF on Wednesday announced that 3000m steeplechase will not feature in the Diamond League Final next...

November 7th, 2019
Caster Semenya of South Africa reacts after winning the women's 800 meters during the 2018 Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field on May 26, 2018 in Eugene, Oregon. AFP PHOTO

Why Semenya has herculean task to overturn lower testosterone level decision

On 4th June 2019, the Swiss Federal Tribunal (SFT) temporarily suspended the application of the differences of sex development (DSD)...

June 11th, 2019

Police boss meets distressed Kiprop after disturbing social media posts

Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai on Tuesday met distressed Olympic champion Asbel Kiprop and pledged to offer him all the...

April 30th, 2019
Asbel Kiprop celebrates after winning the men's 1500 metres final at the 2013 IAAF World Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow on August 18, 2013. FILE PHOTO | AFP

Distressed Kenyan Olympic champion Asbel Kiprop threatens to ‘misuse his gun’

Kenyan athlete Asbel Kiprop has threatened to misuse his gun if the National Police Service does not dismiss him. Kiprop, a police...

April 27th, 2019
Asbel Kiprop celebrates after winning the men's 1500 metres final at the 2013 IAAF World Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow on August 18, 2013. FILE PHOTO | AFP

Shock as Asbel Kiprop is handed four-year ban

The International Association of Athletics Federation Disciplinary Tribunal has banned former Olympic and World 1,500m champion Asbel...

April 20th, 2019

IAAF forced to backpedal after wrongly awarding Kenya’s gold medal to Ethiopian runner

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) was on Saturday forced to award a gold medal to a Kenyan runner whom they had...

March 30th, 2019
This file photo taken on August 14, 2016 shows Kenya's Jemima Jelagat Sumgong reacting during the podium ceremony of the Women's Marathon during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Sambodromo in Rio de Janeiro. AFP PHOTO

More misery for disgraced Sumgong as IAAF doubles her ban

The International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) has extended the 2016 Olympic marathon champion Jemima Sumgong’s doping ban...

January 25th, 2019

Eliud Kipchoge wins IAAF Male Athlete of the Year

Deputy President William Ruto led Kenyans in congratulating Eliud Kipchoge after he was named the 2018 IAAF male athlete of the year at a...

December 5th, 2018
Former Athletics Kenya Secretary General David Okeyo. PHOTO | FILE

Former AK boss David Okeyo banned for life, ordered to pay Sh15m fine

Not even prominent sports administrators have been spared in the ongoing purge on corruption, it seems. On Thursday, suspended Athletics...

August 30th, 2018