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Team Kenya Set for World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest

Kenya will field a strong contingent at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship, scheduled to take place in Budapest, Hungary, from September 11 to 13. The team includes several of the country’s leading athletes, with Olympic 800m champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi headlining the squad. Wanyonyi will compete in the men’s 800m, while former world champion Timothy Cheruiyot…

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Kenya Wins Three Gold Medals as ANOCA Zone V Youth Games Athletics Begin

  Kenya made a strong start to the athletics programme at the ANOCA Zone V Youth Games, winning three gold medals on the opening day at Kenyatta University in Nairobi on Wednesday. World Under-20 champion Wilson Chepkwech led the hosts’ charge, winning the boys’ 1,500 metres in 3:46.81 after producing a well-timed finish. Chepkwech, fresh…

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Eldoret City: The City of Champions Emerging as a Tourism and Investment Hub

  Eldoret City is fast emerging as one of Kenya’s most dynamic urban centres, combining a strong sporting heritage with growing opportunities in tourism, healthcare, education, hospitality, logistics and investment.   In Uasin Gishu County to the west of Kenya, Eldoret is one of the country’s major cities after Nakuru. It has built a distinctive…

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African Ministers, Aviation Leaders Demand Action on Open Skies Ahead of Kigali Forum

Ministers, regulators, airline executives and continental institutions have issued a pointed call for Africa to move beyond declarations on open skies and deliver a genuinely connected continent, ahead of the Africa Mindset Reset Forum taking place on 25 and 26 August at the Kigali Convention Centre. The call came from a high-level pre-Forum virtual working…

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Kibet leads 1-2 finish in men’s 5,000m at World U20 Championships

Kenya’s Frankline Kibet stormed to his first global track title after winning the men’s 5,000 metres at the World Athletics U20 Championships on Thursday, leading a Kenyan one-two finish. Kibet clocked 13 minutes 28.27 seconds to take gold after producing a strong finishing kick, with compatriot Nehemiah Kipngeno securing silver in 13:30.09. Ethiopia’s Damitew Kebede…

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Kenya’s U20 team ready for World Championships in Oregon, says AK official

Kenya’s Under-20 athletics team is ready to challenge for top honours at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Oregon, United States, after completing its final preparations, Athletics Kenya Youth Development Committee Chairman Barnabas Korir said. Korir, who met the athletes and officials in the United States, said the squad had shown determination and discipline ahead…

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Kiprop Eyes Back-to-Back Betika Uasin Gishu Half Marathon Title as 1,000 Athletes Set for Eldoret Race

More than 1,000 athletes are expected to participate in the fourth edition of the Betika Uasin Gishu Half Marathon in Eldoret on Sunday, underscoring the growing commercial and sporting significance of road races in Kenya’s athletics hub. Defending champion Robert Kiprop will lead the elite men’s field as he seeks to retain the title he…

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Uganda’s U20 team departs for Oregon after high-altitude camp in Kenya

  Coach Immaculate Chemutai said Team Uganda has completed its high-altitude training camp in Kaptagat, Kenya, and departed for Oregon ahead of the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships. In a post on Facebook, Chemutai described the training camp as a memorable experience, thanking God for the team’s safety, guidance and good health during their stay….

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