2025 World Athletics Championships Stories
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...
According to Reuters, two Israeli warships closed in on the fleet and encircled its boats, Alma and Sirius, causing their navigation and communication...
The court observed that the process of formulating the Merchant Shipping Regulations, 2024, was not only transparent but also participatory.
Embu Senator Alexander Mundigi termed the premature closure of the portal as ill-timed, saying it has disadvantaged learners who had only recently acq...
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...
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...
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...
The quartet of Lee Bhekimpilo Eppie, Letsile Tebogo, Bayapo Ndori, and newly crowned 400m world champion Busang Collen Kebinatshipi ran a near-flawles...
Odira’s compatriots, Sarah Moraa and her sister Mary Moraa, finished fourth and seventh, respectively, in the race.
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...
Speaking from Tokyo, where he met World Athletics President Lord Sebastian Coe, CS Mvurya stressed that the bid is anchored on strong leadership, gove...
Founded in 1900 in Paris, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is the global governing body of cycling. It promotes cycling as a sport, leisure act...
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...
The decision comes after long-distance star Peres Jepchirchir, who won gold in the women’s marathon, returned home on an economy ticket, sparking crit...
Kenya’s success in Tokyo cements its place as a global athletics powerhouse.
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...
Kenya’s Reynold Cheruiyot also secured bronze in the men’s 1500m final.
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...
His win adds to the country’s medal tally in the Tokyo competition.
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 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...
Italy currently tops the overall medal count with three medals, two silver and one bronze.
She also reflected on the upcoming 5,000m race, noting that she hopes to maintain her health and energy and aims to perform well.
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 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.
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...
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...
The decision, made public on Thursday, comes after temperatures in the Japanese capital reached 33°C this week.
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...
The Bullets, who have steadily grown into one of the strongest women’s football sides in East Africa, enter this year’s qualifiers with added motivati...
