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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Home Of Champions’ Insightful Take From Typical Track Day
On a typical track intervals day, a visit to one of the busy tracks in Eldoret (the home of champions), Kapsabet, or Iten is enough to show the level of competition and the depth of the country’s athletic talent. Runners flood track facilities in Eldoret all year round All year round, runners of all fitness…
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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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Serem keeps Kenya’s legendary 3000m steeplechase glory alive
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…
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Kenyan Athletes to watch on Day 3, Tokyo 2025 World Championships
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…
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Chebet, Ngetich and Chepngetich; strong Kenyans to watch in Tokyo 25 women’s 10,000m
At the Paris Olympic Games last year, the Kenyan women won the most medals compared to their male counterparts. Beatrice Chebet won two gold medals in the women’s 10,000m and 5,000m events. Faith Kipyegon won the other gold medal in the women’s 1500m. Today, inside the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo, Chebet will be part…
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Sebastian Coe spoke emotionally on memories, numbers and commitments at Tokyo 25 press conference
A day before the start of the Tokyo 25 World Athletics Championships, a press conference featuring World Athletics president Sebastian Coe took place. He had a great message for the people of Japan and the world. He shared his fond memories, the commitment to stage a great event, and the numbers so far that indicate…
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Fascinating Kenyan trials and the guaranteed medals in Tokyo 2025
The Kenyan trials, happening in a nation that is one of the most successful in Athletics, often attract a lot of interest. This was the case as Kenya prepared to name its World Championships-bound team. As usual with the Kenyan trials, there were surprises and some disappointments. For some decades, some have referred to the…
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7 World Records Set by Kenyan athletes in 2024
In 2024, Kenyan athletes, particularly women, made remarkable strides in athletics by breaking several world records. Below are the notable world records set by Kenyan athletes during this year.
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Gabriyesos to lead six-member Athlete Refugee Team for World Athletics Championships Oregon22
Here is a PRESS RELEASE from the World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022 organization Tokyo Olympian Tachlowini Gabriyesos will lead a six-member Athlete Refugee Team (ART) to next month’s World Athletics Championships Oregon22. Gabriyesos, 24, made waves one year ago when he finished 16th in the Olympic marathon in Sapporo, beating some of the world’s best marathoners….
