Athletics

Eldoret town was picked by World Athletics as one of its venues for the inaugural 2022 World Cross Country Tour that has 17 legs.

The committee through their enriched Elite Performance Commission wants the modernisation of the national teams training achieved beyond the “Club” Games in the UK. 

She noted that agents and managers, in most cases, push the athletes to the edge, forcing them to take illegal substances just to satiate their hunger for money.

She has also been praised for talking about her mental health struggles.

The athletes join a growing number of sports personalities basking in university degrees.

Ferdinand Omanyala has announced that he will take part in four indoor races in France competing in the World Indoor Championships in Serbia.

You could theoretically set a world record in an earlier round and still lose your event.

In September 2021, Keitany decided to call time on her outstanding career and announced the end of her professional running in a farewell press release.

Matano timed 7.00 to win the 1.6km men's race as Nekesa timed 9.05 to emerge champion in the women's category. 

Stephen Arap Soi, has faulted his jailing saying that he did not have authority to receive the money he is accused of misusing. 

Kipyegon has also been shortlisted for the BBC African Sports Personality of the Year award alongside marathon great Eliud Kipchoge.

"SJAK is running like a cartel for them to now lock us out"

Only NOC-K president Paul Tergat, alongside three other officials, can afford to rest easy

President Joe Biden's administration highlighted what Washington says is genocide against minority Muslims

The six contenders for the accolade were chosen by a panel of journalists from Africa and the United Kingdom.

Jelagat completed a Kenyan double in Valencia as she won the women's race with a huge personal best of 2:19.31

From weightlifting to volleyball to athletics; sports remain the fulcrum upon which valves of love and talent are stirred to perfection.

In 2011, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Ethics Committee found Diack and Issa Hayatou - who was FIFA vice-president from 1992 to 2017, Confederation of African Football President from 1988 to 2017, IOC member from 2001 to 2016 and Acting FIFA President following Sepp Blatter's resignation in October 2015 - guilty of receiving payments from a defunct firm in the 1990s.

Keino marked the day with a generous donation to the World Athletics Heritage Collection and the Museum of World Athletics (MOWA). 

The athlete has the fastest known time for a double-leg amputee: 2 hours 37 minutes and 23 seconds.