Lotiang's selfless act When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in early 2020 and most of the runners lost their source of income after races across the world were canceled, John Lotiang was selfless and determined to help his fellow runners in Iten during the hard times. He decided to move out of his own house into […]
I spoke with Susan Sirma, the first black African woman to win a track and field medal at the World Championship in 1991 just after the death of Ben Jipcho in 2020. The death of Ben Jipcho Once you win medals for the country and celebrations are over, you are on your own. This seems […]
Perhaps, due to the Kenyan national trials happening on Friday and Saturday, Kenyan runners – except for Virginia Nyambura who was pacing the women's 3000m steeplechase, and Rosefline Chepngetich who was competing – did not feature much at the Paris Diamond League meeting tonight. Bahrain’s Winfred Yavi was clearly in her own class in the […]
Speaking to Moja sports on a live Facebook interview, Barnaba Korir who is the Athletics Kenya Nairobi branch chairman and head of the youth development committee in the country spoke on the Athletics Kenya selection criteria that will be used to get the team to represent the country in the upcoming major global event; the […]
As the World Athletics Championships are set to kick off next month, from the 15th to the 24th of July, it feels so satisfying to be an athletics fan. There is a lot of excitement already building up, and athletics is getting more focus across the internet. It usually takes a very long time before […]
Here is how the medal table will look at the end of the Oregon 2022 World Athletics Championships; backed by the seasonal best performances of the athletes. Yes, I would agree that it is not straightforward that athletes with world-leading performances end up as gold medalists in the upcoming major championships, but it could be […]