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Nairobi has lost its bid to stage the 2025 World Athletics Championships after the World Athletics Council settled on Tokyo as the host for the global event. The Japanese capital pipped Nairobi, Singapore and Poland to earn a chance to host the World Athletics Championships for the first time since…

Kenyan sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala has finally been granted a visa to travel to the US for the World Athletics Championships which will kick off in Eugene, Oregon on Friday. Omanyala, who is the African record holder in 100m, is racing against time to arrive in Oregon after being granted a last-…

Kenyan sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala is currently stranded in Nairobi, two days before the 2022 Word Athletics Championships kick off in Eugene, Oregon, USA. Omanyala, who is set to compete in the men’s 100m heats on Friday ahead of Saturday’s final, said he is yet to travel to the US due to visa…

President Kenyatta has flagged off the Kenyan team to the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Oregon, USA. Uhuru, who also flagged off a team that will represent Kenya at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in the UK, commended the sportsmen and women for bringing pride and honor to the…

Kenyan-born French athlete Susan Kipsang-Jeptooo has been handed an 18-month suspension after she tested positive for a banned substance, the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) announced on Monday. AFP reported that Susan tested positive for stimulant heptaminol after winning the French 10-kilometer…

Tennis star Angela Okutoyi made history on Saturday by becoming the first Kenyan to win a Major Open title. The 18-year-old Kenyan won the Grandslam following her girls’ double victory at Wimbledon alongside her Dutch partner Rose Marie Nijkamp. Okutoyi and Nijkamp defeated the Canadian duo of…

Kenyan sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala bagged gold in the 100-meter race at the 2022 African Athletics Championships in Port-Louis, Mauritius on Thursday.  The 26-year-old clocked 9.93 seconds to edge out defending champion Akani Simbine of South Africa in a thrilling photo finish while South…

Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) defeated Egyptian giants Al Ahly in Kelibia, Tunisia on Tuesday night to be crowned the Africa Women’s Volleyball Club champions. The bankers bagged the continental title for the first time since 2006 and became the first Kenyan club to clinch the title in nine years…

President Kenyatta on Thursday received the 18-carat gold FIFA World Cup trophy which is on a two-day tour of Kenya ahead of this year's World Cup in Qatar.  The trophy was handed to the president at State House, Nairobi by legendary Brazilian footballer Juliano Belleti, a World Cup-winning…

Kenyan sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala recorded the fastest men’s 100m in the world this year with a time of 9.85 seconds in the Kip Keino Classic held at the Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi on Saturday. Omanyala, 26, outpaced Olympic 100m silver medalist Fred Kerley of the United States, who…