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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
Serem fulfills a promise made to his brother After a promise he made to his brother, Edmund Serem, today on the 15th of September, kept the Kenyan steeplechase glory alive in the men’s 3000m steeplechase final at the Japan National Stadium on the third day of the Tokyo 25 World Athletics Championships The first 1000m…
In different versions, the main protagonists in the women’s 3000m steeplechase races; Yavi, Cherotich and Peruth advanced to the finals on Day 3 of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Faith wins heat 1 of the 3000m steeplechase Kenya’s Faith Cherotich was in the first heat. Despite staying in the lead throughout, she made it…
Below is a list of Kenyan athletes who will compete on the third day of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. The schedule is indicated in Kenyan times. The main event of the day will be the men’s 3000m steeplechase final that will happen in the evening. 1:30HRS Kenyan Athletes in the Men’s Marathon Kennedy…
Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir had an almost similar desire to Beatrice Chebet, who had won gold in the women’s 10,000m the previous day at the ongoing World Championships in Tokyo. She had won almost all the world’s major titles, from the Olympics, the World Cross Country, the World Half Marathon and the World Road Running gold…
On the first day of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet produced an incredible last 200m finishing kick to win her first world outdoor championships gold medal in her running career, and the first gold medal for Kenya at the ongoing Tokyo 25 world championships. This was the only global gold medal…
