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Welcome To Athletics Kenya

Athletics (track and field) in Kenya was governed by an organization known as Kenya Amateur Athletics Association (KAAA) from 1951 until 2002 when the organization changed the name to Athletics Kenya (AK). Arthur (Archie) Evans is credited for starting organized athletics and forming Kenya Amateur Athletics Association (KAAA) in 1951. Evans became the secretary of the newly formed KAAA and the late Sir Derek Erskine became its first chairman.

Kenya is a powerful nation in Athletics, but the talent is limited to long and middle distance running. Famous Kenyan runners typically come from districts like Keiyo, Marakwet and Nandi in western Kenya. Almost all of them represent Kalenjin tribes.
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London winners, Wilson Kipsang and Mary Keitany will lead Kenya's charge at the distance at the Olympics following the much anticipated unveiling of the squad by Athletics Kenya (AK) on Wednesday.

Kipsang will lead the men's charges alongside World champion Abel Kirui and Chicago marathon titleholder Moses Mosop.

Keitany will front the women's squad alongside the podium finishers at Sunday's race, World champion, Edna Kiplagat and third placed Priscah Jeptoo who won the second medal in Daegu last year.

Speaking at Riadha House during the naming of the team, AK Chairman Isaiah Kiplagat said they were confident that the team selected will bring Olympics glory to the country.

"We have selected the athletes based on their individual performances after the major marathon races they have participated in this season with a lot of emphasis on experience.

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Frustrated Wanjiru wanted to take up Qatari citizenship: ‘The New Yorker’

wanjiruKenya’s Olympic marathon champion Samuel Wanjiru was a frustrated man before his death and even considered taking up Qatari citizenship to make more money.
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Elmwood Continues Tradition of Celebrating Kenyan Runners

elmwoodIt is no wonder the Kenyan marathon runners look forward to visiting Elmwood School every year before the BostonMarathon! The Adopt-A-Marathoner program, now celebrating its 20th anniversary, is an opportunity for Elmwood students to study Kenya,
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Eshetu, Greenwood win Vancouver Marathon; Ryan Day of Victoria third-fastest man

RyanHaving lived in Calgary for five years, Kenyan native Bernard Onsare has adjusted to temperatures cold enough to flash freeze a lithe, no-body-fat African runner. So, he had to chuckle a little when Ethiopian Gezahgn Eshetu, making his first visit to Canada, showed up for the start of Sunday
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Rutto, Erb win 2012 Broad Street Run

RuttoHenry Rutto couldn't have asked for a better debut on U.S. soil. Esther Erb's second time competing in Philadelphia proved as successful as Rutto's first. Rutto, a 29-year-old Kenyan, and Erb, a 26-year-old North Carolina resident, were the winners in the elite male and female
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Southwest Half Marathon: Kenyans capture the moment

Southwest Half MarathonBefore the fifth annual First Midwest Bank Southwest Half Marathon kicked off Sunday, Duma Running Club manager William Kosgei advised watching out for two members of his Kenyan-based team: Doreen Kitaka in the women's division and Robert Wambua in the men's bracket.
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Athletics Headlines

  • Kenyan youth dominate in Uganda

    UGKenya dominated the two-day Eastern African Athletics Youth Championships that ended on Saturday in Kampala, Uganda, hauling 12 gold medals. In a show of might, Kenyan boys virtually swept all the gold medals, winning 12 out of 13 events, including 1-2...

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  • Kiplagat Storms to Commanding Win

    KiplagatKiplagat who is preparing to launch his Diamond League campaign in Doha where he will feature in his favoured 1500m next week delivered a tacit warning to his rivals despite stepping down to the two-lap race....

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