A bulk of Team Kenya athletes taking part in the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, will compete in the World Road Running Championships in Riga Latvia from September 30 to October 1, 2023.
ATHLETICS KENYA PRESIDENT, LT. GEN. (Rtd) JACKSON TUWEI STATEMENT DURING UNVEILING OF AIR QUALITY SENSOR AT THE ETHIOPIAN YOUTH SPORTS ACADEMY IN ADDIS ABABA FOLLOWING THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN ETHIOPIAN ATHLETICS FEDERATION AND ATHLETICS KENYA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNEP AND…
NAIROBI, Kenya, October 12, 2025 - Athletics Kenya (AK) joined the sporting fraternity in mourning the passing of legendary sprinter Hezekiah Nyamau, who passed away on Tuesday morning after a long battle with cancer.
Aged 87, Nyamau was among…
Athletics Kenya (AK) is saddened to hear of the passing of the 2014 Commonwealth Games silver medalist Jairus Birech.
17-Year-Old Serem Returns Home a Hero After Steeplechase Bronze in Tokyo
TOKYO, Japan, September 17, 2025 - In hindsight, the signs were always there that Faith Cherotich would become world champion for the women's 3000m steeplechase, come September 17.
A peerless run in the Diamond League -- in which she…
NAIROBI, September 16 – Kenya’s athletics fraternity turned out in full force at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to receive women’s marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir, who returned home on Tuesday afternoon after clinching gold at the 2025 World Athletics…
TOKYO, Japan, September 15, 2025 - After securing his place in the final of the men’s 3000m steeplechase at the World Championships on Saturday, Kenyan youngster Edmund Serem made a bold promise.
For a 17-year-old to underline his ambition…
TOKYO, Japan, September 14, 2025 - Having pulled out of this year's London Marathon with a last-minute injury, Peres Jepchirchir says winning the world title washes away the pain of that heartbreak back in April.
Jepchirchir was all…
TOKYO, Japan, September 14, 2025 - Triple Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon once again underlined her dominance, storming into the women’s 1,500m final as Kenya secured three slots for Tuesday’s showdown at 4:05pm Kenyan time.
Kipyegon cruised through heat one…
TOKYO, Japan, September 13, 2025 - Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet launched Kenya’s World Championship campaign in style, storming to the country’s first gold medal with a masterful victory in the women’s 10,000m.
Chebet, the reigning world record holder…
NAIROBI, Kenya, September 7, 2025 - 2019 All African Games 5000m winner Robert Kiprop and Miriam Chebet were crowned 10km senior race champions during the third Athletics Kenya/Betika Cross Country Series at Kapsokwony, Bungoma County, on Saturday.
It was…