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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…
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Kenya's Evans Chebet and Peres Jepchirchir have won the 126th Boston Marathon held on Monday.
Chebet bagged the men’s crown in two hours, six minutes, and 51 seconds, holding off two past Boston Marathon champions Lawrence Cherono and Benson Kipruto, both Kenyans.
Cherono, who won the race in 2019…
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Kenyan athlete Shieys Chepkosgei, alias Hillary Kiprotich, was on Monday arraigned in an Eldoret court over forgery.
The marathon runner is accused of presenting a forged post-natal discharge summary and a notification of birth to the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK), claiming it was issued by…
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Four Kenyan-born athletes have switched their international allegiance as they seek to compete on the global stage.
Norah Jeruto, Daisy Jepkemei, Shadrack Koech, and Caroline Chepkoech have been granted Kazakhstan citizenship after the World Athletics approved their request to represent the…
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President Kenyatta has congratulated athletes Eliud Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei following their triumph in Sunday’s Tokyo Marathon.
Both Kipchoge and Kosgei smashed the Tokyo Marathon course records, running the fastest ever marathon on Japanese soil.
Kipchoge, who is the marathon world record…
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The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) has condemned the recent social media racist abuse against Kenyan junior driver McRae Kimathi.
The World Rally Championship (WRC) governing body stated that there is no room for racism in the sport and in society, pledging to ensure the…
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Police in Kakamega are investigating the brutal murder of popular Kenyan football fan Isaac Juma.
Juma was hacked to death by a machete-wielding gang at his home in Ebuyenje village in Mumias on Wednesday night.
The assailants are said to have raided his home just after the family finished taking…
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Kenyan tennis star Angella Okutoyi made a remarkable debut at the Australian Open Junior championships on Sunday.
The Africa under-18 champion recorded a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Italy’s Federica Urgesi in the main draw of the girls’ singles. She thrashed her seasoned opponent 2-1 (6-4, 7-6,…
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Kenyan sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala Omurwa has joined the National Police Service (NPS).
Omanyala, who is Africa’s 100m record holder, was inducted into the service by Inspector-General of Police Hilary Mutyambai at police headquarters in Nairobi on Friday.
The 25-year-old took a new role that will…
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Kenyan runners Albert Korir and Peres Jepchirchir on Sunday won the 50th edition of the New York City Marathon.
Korir won the men's race in dominant fashion, crossing the line with a time of 2 hours, 08 minutes, and 22 seconds.
This was the 27-year-old’s first victory in one of the World…
