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NAIROBI, Kenya, March 15, 2025 -Tributes continue to flow for Kenyan athletics legend and renowned coach Peninah Talam, who passed away on Friday. Among those who eulogised her was the 2013 world 5000m silver medalist Mercy Cherono, who described…

NAIROBI, Kenya, March 5, 2025 - World Athletics (WA) president Seb Coe has applauded Kenya for the huge strides made in the fight against doping. Coe believes the vice will soon become history in Kenyan athletics if stakeholders continue…

NAIROBI, Kenya, January 28, 2025 - Athletics Kenya (AK) have raised an alarm over unscrupulous individuals distributing a document, purportedly the federation's revised constitution. In a statement, the national athletics governing body has denied knowledge of or involvement in…

NAIROBI, Kenya, January 24, 2025 - Kenyan athlete Joan Jepngetich, who passed away in a road accident on December 26 in Illinois, has been airlifted to the country. Jepngetich’s body arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on…

NAIROBI, Kenya, December 31 - Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet rounded off her year on a high with a world record in the women's 5km race at the Cursa del Nassos in Barcelona on New Year's Eve. Chebet…

NAIROBI, Kenya, December 30 – Athletics Kenya (AK) have paid tribute to Kenyan athlete Joan Jepng’etich who who passed away in a road accident in Galesberg, Illinois on Thursday. In a statement, the federation described the 24-year-old’s demise as…

NAIROBI, Kenya, December 12 - World Athletics (WA) have ratified the world records set by the Kenyan pair of Ruth Chepng’etich and Beatrice Chebet in the past season. Chepng’etich brought the world to its feet in October when she…