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Cross Country August 9, 2025

Jepkoech back to Machakos stomping ground with win in Cross Country Series first leg

MACHAKOS, Kenya, August 9, 2025 - Youngster Maureen Jepkoech continued her ‘love affair’ with cross country when she cruised to victory at the Betika Athletics Kenya (AK) Cross Country Series at the Machakos Teachers Training College on Saturday. Jepkoech…

News August 8, 2025

Curbing the rot: AK roll out countrywide registration of coaches, managers and training camps

NAIROBI, Kenya, August 8, 2025 - Athletics Kenya (AK) have unveiled a nationwide registration to clamp down on unscrupulous coaches, managers and athletics support personnel (ASP). The exercise, which also targets training camps and medical staff, will begin on…

Cross Country August 8, 2025

Jepkoech’s season of redemption: Youngster keen to erase Tokyo heartbreak at Cross Country Series

NAIROBI, Kenya, August 8, 2025 – Maureen Jepkoech is keen to dominate this year’s Betika Athletics Kenya (AK) Cross Country Series after missing out on qualification for the World Championships in Tokyo. Jepkoech says she has recovered from the…

Cross Country July 29, 2025

New changes to Cross Country calendar ahead of 2026 World Championships

NAIROBI, Kenya, July 29, 2025 - Athletics Kenya (AK) have brought forward this year’s edition of the Betika Cross Country Challenge to begin in August, rather than October as has been the case in previous editions. The federation said…

Track and Field Series July 22, 2025

Fifty-eight athletes selected for Tokyo World Championships after epic national trials

NAIROBI, Kenya, July 22, 2025 - Athletics Kenya (AK) have named a strong team of 58 athletes to represent the country at this year’s World Championships in Tokyo. Speaking after the unveiling of the team, AK president Lt Gen…

Track and Field Series July 22, 2025

Chepngetich, Ngetich, Chebet eye 10,000m podium sweep in Tokyo

NAIROBI, Kenya, July 22, 2025 - Kenya’s formidable trio of Janeth Chepngetich, Agnes Ngetich, and double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet have vowed to gun for a historic podium sweep in the women’s 10,000m at the World Championships in Tokyo…

Track and Field Series July 19, 2025

All systems go for national trials for Tokyo World Championships

NAIROBI, Kenya, July 19, 2025 - Kenya's storied history in the World Championships goes back to the first edition in 1983 in Helsinki, Finland. Forty-two years later only the United States have outperformed Kenya as the most successful country…

Uncategorized July 19, 2025

Kenya’s gold collection grows as juniors shine at Africa Under 18/20 Championships

NAIROBI, Kenya, July 19, 2025 - Kenya’s Simeon Araka clinched Kenya’s fifth gold at the ongoing Africa Under 18/20 Championships in Nigeria with victory in the boys’ Under 18 400m. Araka clocked 47.46 across the finish line, ahead of…

News July 17, 2025

Aluvi, Sang off to great start at Africa Under 18/20 Champs in Nigeria

NAIROBI, Kenya, July 17, 2025 - Kenyan sprinter Clinton Aluvi progressed to the next round of the Africa Under 18 and Under 20 Championships in Nigeria on the opening day of competition on Wednesday. The youngster clocked 10.37 to…

Uncategorized July 8, 2025

Red carpet reception for Kipyegon, Chebet after Prefontaine heroics

NAIROBI, Kenya, July 8, 2025 - Sports Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya has described Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet as game changers who have redefined the sport of athletics across the globe. Mvurya said the two are a national…