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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...

Tokyo embassy scandal shadows Antony Muchiri’s nomination as envoy to Turkiye
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 04, 2025

Back in 2013, Antony Muchiri, then Ambassador to Libya, was arrested along with former Foreign Affairs PS Thuita Mwangi and former Chargé d’Affaires i...

President Ruto courts Japan, seeks balance in uneven trade
Mwangi Maina  |  Aug 20, 2025

In a 20-minute Tuesday meeting in Yokohama, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba welcomed President William Ruto's return to Japan and praised Kenya as a "li...

Susan Ejore eyes podium finish in Tokyo after securing world championships spot
Erick Kariuki  |  Jul 25, 2025

Susan Ejore is set to represent Kenya at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo after finishing second in the women’s 1500 metres final at the nat...

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...

Kenyan marathoner Benson Kipruto set to defend Tokyo Marathon title
Michael Kirwa  |  Mar 01, 2025

Kipruto won last year's race with a course record time of 2:02:16, leading a Kenyan sweep of the podium as Timothy Kiplagat and Vincent Kipkemoi finis...

Kipruto breaks Tokyo Marathon record as Kipchoge endures career-worst finish
Rama Mohammed  |  Mar 03, 2024

Benson Kipruto made headlines at the Tokyo Marathon by shattering the course record, contrasting sharply with Eliud Kipchoge's unexpected struggle, as...

Elite Kenyan athletes gear up for Tokyo Marathon as Olympic preparation intensifies
Sports Reporter  |  Dec 22, 2023

On the women's front, the team will be led by Boston and New York Marathon champion Hellen Obiri, former world record holder Brigid Kosgei, ex-New Yor...

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