2025 World Athletics Championships Stories

President Ruto awards Kenyan athletes Sh27 million for stellar performance in Tokyo
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 02, 2025

Overall, the athletes collected $490,000 (Sh63.3 million) from gold medals, $70,000 (Sh9 million) from silver, and $44,000 (Sh5.6 million) from bronze...

Beatrice Chebet recommended for police promotion after Tokyo gold win
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Sep 24, 2025

Chebet's rise within the police service has been swift. Last year, she was promoted to Corporal following her stellar performance at the Paris 2024 Ol...

Kenyan athletes to pocket Sh105 million for outstanding Tokyo performances
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 23, 2025

The championships, held at the Japan National Stadium, drew over 2,000 athletes from 200 countries, with a total prize fund of $8,498,000 (Sh1.094 bil...

Kenya shines in Tokyo, claims 7 golds and second spot at World Athletics Championships
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 21, 2025

Beatrice Chebet led the way for Kenya with two gold medals, opening the campaign by winning the women’s 10,000m in 30:37.61 before doubling her tally...

Lilian Odira smashes 800m championship record to claim Kenya's seventh gold at 2025 Tokyo World Championships
Dennis Tarus  |  Sep 21, 2025

Odira’s compatriots, Sarah Moraa and her sister Mary Moraa, finished fourth and seventh, respectively, in the race.

Kenya, US to run 4x400 relay rerun at Tokyo World Championships
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Sep 20, 2025

The winner of the race will become the ninth team in the final. South Africa also has a second chance in the men’s 4x100m. They must run 38.34 seconds...

Kenya officially submits bid to host 2029 or 2031 World Athletics Championships
Erick Kariuki  |  Sep 20, 2025

Speaking from Tokyo, where he met World Athletics President Lord Sebastian Coe, CS Mvurya stressed that the bid is anchored on strong leadership, gove...

Tributes flow as steeplechase star Jairus Birech passes away at 32
Erick Kariuki  |  Sep 19, 2025

Jairus Birech rose to prominence as part of Kenya’s long line of world-class steeplechasers, dazzling fans with his speed and consistency during a gol...

Kenya shines in Tokyo, secures second place on World Athletics medal table
Charity Pancras  |  Sep 17, 2025

Kenya’s success in Tokyo cements its place as a global athletics powerhouse.

Africans shine on Day Five of 2025 World Championships in Tokyo
Erick Kariuki  |  Sep 17, 2025

Kenya, meanwhile, took the spotlight through Cherotich, who stormed to gold in 8:51.59 to reclaim the title for her nation for the first time since 20...

Faith Cherotich smashes championship record to win women's 3,000m steeplechase gold at 2025 Tokyo World Championships
Erick Kariuki  |  Sep 17, 2025

Kenya’s Reynold Cheruiyot also secured bronze in the men’s 1500m final.

Faith Kipyegon makes history with fourth 1,500m world title at the 2025 Tokyo World Championships
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 16, 2025

Kipyegon's dominant run saw her finish 2.77 seconds clear of the field, extending her unbeaten streak in the 1,500m to 22 consecutive races over the p...

Tanzania makes history as Alphonce Simbu wins men’s marathon gold at 2025 Tokyo World Championships
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 15, 2025

He unleashed a powerful sprint in the final 10 metres to edge Germany’s Amanal Petros, who also finished in 2:09.48, but had to settle for silver.

France’s Gressier wins men’s 10,000m, ending Kenya’s 24-year wait for gold
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 14, 2025

France's Jimmy Gressier stunned the field with a powerful sprint in the closing metres, winning gold in 28:55.77 — his country's first-ever world titl...

Tokyo 2025 medal standings: Kenya & USA on Top, Italy leads overall count
Charity Pancras  |  Sep 14, 2025

Italy currently tops the overall medal count with three medals, two silver and one bronze.

How Kenyans perfomed at World Championships in Tokyo on day one
Erick Kariuki  |  Sep 13, 2025

In the women’s 1500m, Kenya showcased its depth and strength. World and Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon cruised through her heat in 4:02.55 to advance...

Faith Kipyegon’s 1500m world record in Eugene officially ratified
Erick Kariuki  |  Sep 13, 2025

Faith Kipyegon stopped the clock at 3:48.68, trimming 0.36 seconds off her own record of 3:49.04 set in Paris on July 7, 2024.

Kenya’s mixed 4x400m relay team disqualified despite record run in Tokyo
Erick Kariuki  |  Sep 13, 2025

The team of Brian Tinega, Mercy Adongo, Allan Kipyego, and world 800m champion Mary Moraa lit up Heat 2 with a blistering 3:10.73, finishing second be...

Africa’s top athletes take centre stage at Tokyo 2025 Championships
Erick Kariuki  |  Sep 12, 2025

More than 2,000 athletes from nearly 200 nations are competing for 147 medals across 49 events, transforming Tokyo’s National Stadium into the epicent...

World Athletics Championships adjusts marathon start times amid Tokyo heatwave
Amina Wako  |  Sep 11, 2025

The decision, made public on Thursday, comes after temperatures in the Japanese capital reached 33°C this week.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

Murkomen backs Kenya’s bid to host 2029 World Championships
Rama Mohammed  |  Nov 06, 2024

Sports Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has thrown his weight behind Athletics Kenya’s bid to host the 2029 World Championships, aiming to make Ke...

Kenyan U20 athletics captains optimistic ahead of World Championships
Erick Kariuki  |  Aug 24, 2024

Kenya’s U20 Athletics team, led by captains Edmund Serem and Sarah Moraa, is gearing up for the World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, with...

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