2025 World Athletics Championships,Athletics Kenya Stories

Athletics Kenya names strong 58-member squad for 2025 Tokyo World Championships
Erick Kariuki  |  Sep 07, 2025

The squad is headlined by Olympic and world champion Faith Kipyegon, who will double up in the women’s 1,500m and 5,000m, and Beatrice Chebet, who lea...

Omanyala withdraws from 2025 Diamond League finals due to injury
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 25, 2025

Omanyala announced the decision on Monday in a statement on X, ending hopes of a much-anticipated showdown with some of the world's best sprinters, in...

Ngetich dominates 5,000m as Yavi smashes mile steeplechase world record in Brussels
Erick Kariuki  |  Aug 23, 2025

Ngetich, running solo for much of the race, stormed to 14:24.99, six seconds clear of Ethiopians Likina Amebaw (14:31.51) and Aleshign Baweke (14:31.8...

Kenyan half-marathoner Judy Jelagat Kemboi suspended over doping
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 08, 2025

Hydrochlorothiazide, a diuretic commonly used to treat conditions such as oedema, is banned as it can be used as a masking agent to hide the presence...

Athletics Kenya unveils team for Tokyo Worlds amid rising doping Cases
Erick Kariuki  |  Jul 23, 2025

Kenya has named a 58-member squad for the upcoming World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, even as a fresh wave of doping cases threatens to overshado...

Kipyegon, Chebet lead Kenya's charge as 58 athletes named for World Championships in Tokyo
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 22, 2025

Tuwei announced that the team would immediately begin residential training at the Kipchoge Keino Stadium in Eldoret, as Nairobi prepares to host the A...

Janeth Chepng'etich crowned 10,000m national champion, secures World Athletics spot
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 22, 2025

Chepng'etich clocked an impressive 30:27.02 to finish ahead of world 5,000m and 10,000m record holder Agnes Ng'etich, who posted 30:27.38, and double...

Eliud Kipchoge to skip 2025 World Athletics Championships, backs younger runners
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 21, 2025

Kipchoge made his World Championships debut in 2003 in Paris, stunning the world with a gold medal in the 5,000m at just 18 years old.

World record holder Ruth Chepng’etich faces ban after failed doping test
Rama Mohammed  |  Jul 17, 2025

Kenyan marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepng’etich has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit after testing positive for Hydr...

Kenyan junior stars fired up for African athletics showpiece in Nigeria
Erick Kariuki  |  Jul 13, 2025

Team Kenya will head to Abeokuta, Nigeria, this week for the Africa U18 and U20 Athletics Championships, with confidence high and medal ambitions clea...

Kipyegon, Chebet hail historic feats after smashing world records
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 08, 2025

Kipyegon, 31, shattered her own women's 1,500m world record with a time of 3:48.68, while Chebet, 25, became the first woman in history to run the 5,0...

Kenyan athlete Daniel Kinyanjui among trio banned by AIU for doping
Erick Kariuki  |  Jun 11, 2025

Kenyan distance runner Daniel Kinyanjui has received a five-year doping ban after testing positive for a banned blood-boosting agent, while fellow cou...

Rwanda’s Niyonkuru claims half marathon gold as Kenya’s Korir reclaims Kigali marathon crown
The New Times  |  Jun 08, 2025

Kenya dominated the full marathon categories, with Laban Korir reclaiming the men’s title in 2:18:26.

Kenya’s 4x100m men's relay team secures spot at 2025 World Championships
Rama Mohammed  |  May 11, 2025

Kenya’s 4x100m men’s relay team has qualified for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo after a strong performance in the second round of th...

Why Boston Marathon is held on Mondays
Michael Kirwa  |  Apr 20, 2025

The event did not officially allow women to compete until 1972, though female runners had unofficially participated beginning in 1966 despite breachin...

AI on the run: Robots join runners in historic Beijing Half marathon
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Apr 20, 2025

The robots, ranging in shape and height from under 1.2 meters to as tall as 1.8 meters, were designed to mimic human running movements. Some of the ro...

Kenyan and Ethiopian athletes banned for doping violations
Erick Kariuki  |  Apr 01, 2025

Misoi provided a urine sample during an out-of-competition test on November 22, 2024, in Kaptagat, where Furosemide was initially detected.

World Athletics introduces genetics testing to verify female athletes
Erick Kariuki  |  Mar 25, 2025

Coe confirmed that World Athletics would implement a one-time cheek swab or dry blood test, which he described as non-invasive, in an effort to ensure...

Kenyan half-marathon star Kibiwott Kandie hit with provisional doping ban
Rama Mohammed  |  Mar 14, 2025

Former world half-marathon record-holder Kibiwott Kandie has been provisionally suspended for “evading, refusing or failing to submit to sample collec...

Kabras coach Katywa predicts thriller against Oilers in Kenya Cup clash
Michael Kirwa  |  Feb 28, 2025

Dubbed as the clash of the weekend, Kabras Sugar and Menengai Oilers go into the match ranked 2nd and 3rd with 44 and 41 points, respectively.

Kenyan marathoner Careen Cheptoek handed two year ban for doping
Erick Kariuki  |  Feb 25, 2025

The AIU has banned Careen Cheptoek (Kenyan) for 2 years from 19 February 2025 for presence/use of a prohibited substance (Methylprednisolone).

Vibian Chepkirui eyes historic third victory at 2025 Vienna City Marathon
Erick Kariuki  |  Feb 19, 2025

The 30-year-old, fresh from winning the Kapsabet 15km Road Race, boasts outstanding performances on Austrian soil in 2021 and 2022.

Eldoret Sports Club to host 2025 Athletics Kenya Cross Country Championships
Erick Kariuki  |  Feb 04, 2025

The 2025 Athletics Kenya Cross Country Championships will take place on 8 February at Eldoret Sports Club, following a venue change from the Kenya Pri...

Young Chepng’etich smashes national triple jump record in the USA
Erick Kariuki  |  Feb 04, 2025

Winny Chepng’etich Bii has once again raised the bar for Kenyan triple jump. The 21-year-old shattered her own national record with a leap of 13.92 me...

World Athletics unveils every second Sugoi as motto for the 2025 World Athletics Championships
Michael Kirwa  |  Jan 22, 2025

The 2025 World Athletics Championships are set to return to Tokyo for the first time in over three decades, with organisers unveiling the official mot...

Mandatory registration for Kenyan athletes introduced by Athletics Kenya
Erick Kariuki  |  Jan 09, 2025

Athletics Kenya has introduced a mandatory registration system for all athletes and support personnel in a bid to enhance service delivery and streaml...

Kenyan athlete Faith Chepchirchir provisionally suspended by AIU over alleged doping
Michael Kirwa  |  Jan 08, 2025

Kenyan athlete Faith Chepchirchir Kiprotich has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) after testing positive for the bann...

Athletics Integrity Unit unveils guidelines to prevent doping bans
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Dec 09, 2024

The latest guidelines come amid a rise in doping allegations against Kenyan athletes. On December 3, veteran runner Beatrice Jelagat Cherop was banned...

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