Altitude Training: Why Ideal Science and Culture Favor Kenya
As a runner, coach, and sports journalist, I have witnessed first-hand the powerful impact that high altitude training environments can have on elite performance
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Gaborone 26 World Relays’ Prize Money and Championship Qualifications
Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26 is set to welcome the world’s fastest sprinters to Botswana on 2–3 May 2026. Spots for the Ultimate Championships and Beijing 27 Worlds The event will bring together elite relay teams from across the globe, all vying for qualification spots at both the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest…
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Adams announced as ambassador for WIC Kujawy Pomorze 26
Below is a press release from World Athletics announcing the appointment of Adams as the new ambassador for the WIC to be held in Kujawy Pomorze, Poland. The Championships will take place from 20th to 22nd March 2026. The World Athletics Indoor Championships will be a major international athletics event in the region. Toruń annually…
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Moraa among Kenyan athletes on Day 9 of World Championships
As the Tokyo 25 World Championships come to a conclusion, Kenya’s fans are still hopeful of adding a few more medals to their medal basket as their runners feature in two remaining finals. Like at the Budapest 2023 Championships, Moraa’s event is on the final day, and perhaps it won’t just be a repeat of…
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Chebet stuns with second gold medal at Tokyo World Championships
Exactly one week after winning gold in the women’s 10,000m event, Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet won her second title at the Tokyo 25 World Championships after producing yet another one of the most devastating kicks in the championships that saw her outsprint Faith Kipyegon in the home stretch of the women’s 5000m final. She recorded 14:54.36…
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Kipyegon, Chebet and Wanyonyi go for gold on Day 8 of the World Championships
If there was one day on which Kenyans were assured of at least one gold medal, it would be Saturday, the 20th, as Faith, Beatrice, and Emmanuel Wanyonyi try to win titles in their respective events. Below are the Kenyans in action and their respective schedules in Kenyan times 1:35 PM 4x400m Relay Heats Kenya…
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Moraa among Kenyan athletes on Day 7 at World Championships
One more step remains for Kenya’s defending champion, Mary Moraa to reach the finals of the women’s 800m at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. There will be three Kenyan women in the semi-finals, the others being Lilian Odira who was the Kenyan national trials winner, and Sarah Moraa who was advanced by the…
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Cherotich demonstrated her name perfectly in the women’s steeplechase final
Cherotich is a name that combines two words. The first part is “Cherot,” which means the act of bringing cattle back, and the second part, “tich,” means the cattle. Meaning of the name Cherotich There is a famous saying among the Kalenjin community in Kenya that, “no one should worry about cattle (tich) being brought…
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Yego among Kenyan athletes on Day 6 at World Championships
2015 World Champion and Kenya’s Team Captain to the World Athletic Championships in Japan, Julius Yego will be among the Kenyan athletes to watch on Thursday, 18th, on Day 6 of the Tokyo 25 World Championships. During the qualification rounds, Yego threw a season’s best of 85.96m on his first attempt, surpassing the automatic qualification…
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Kenyan athletes on Day 5, Tokyo 25 World Championships
The stakes will be high for Kenyans on the fifth day of the Tokyo 25 World Championships, on Wednesday 17th, as they run in the women’s 3000m steeplechase and men’s 1500m finals. After Faith Kipyegon won the gold medal on Day 4, Kenyans now have faith again on the other Faith in the women’s steeplechase….
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Faith Kipyegon’s third gold for Kenya, and fifth world title for herself, on another wonderful day at the Tokyo 25
One of the main highlights of the fourth day of the World Championships, on Tuesday 16th, was the women’s 1500m final. Faith Kipyegon was the clear favourite, but with the surprises and major upsets that have happened in other events, Kenyan fans had to wait till she crossed the finish line to be assured of…
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Wanyonyi, Kipyegon among Kenyans in action on Day 4 of Tokyo 25 World Championships
Emmanuel Wanyonyi in men’s 800m heats Reigning Olympic Champion, will feature today for the first time, on Tuesday 16th, at the ongoing Tokyo 25 World Athletics Championships. Wanyonyi is one of the greatest medal hopefuls for Kenya and Kenyans will be eager to see him in action in the 800m heats that will be staged…
