Safaricom inks deal to support Team Kenya ahead of 2024 Paris Olympics
Safaricom’s sponsorship deal for Team Kenya 2024 Paris Olympics will grant the company various rights, including the right to name the residential camps and training centres
Safaricom’s sponsorship deal for Team Kenya 2024 Paris Olympics will grant the company various rights, including the right to name the residential camps and training centres
Headlining the trials in Nairobi will be Africa’s fastest man, Ferdinand Omanyala, along with double world record holder, Faith Kipyegon, and world 800m champion, Mary Moraa.
Opting to debut in the mile distance rather than his usual specialty, the 19-year-old Kenyan sensation surpassed the previous world record of 3:56.13, held by USA’s Hobbs Kessler
It was a disappointing outing for Omanyala, who had previously beaten Bednarek in 2022 and 2023. This time, he finished a distant 5th place (10.03), resulting in an anticlimax and disappointment
Footage appeared to show Kenyans Robert Keter and Willy Mangat, as well as Ethiopia's Dejene Hailu, pointing to the line and slowing down to let He win the race
Double world medallist Letsile Tebogo of Botswana will highlight the men’s 200m. Tebogo secured 100m silver and 200m bronze at the World Championships last year
The Eldoret City Marathon, the brainchild of two-time Boston marathon champion Moses Tanui, aims to not only provide a stage for emerging, talented athletes but also to raise environmental awareness
While the top runners will be chasing the title, a section of the elite list will hope to go under the Olympic qualifying time of 2:
Athletics Kenya (AK) on Tuesday 16 April released a list of invited athletes for the five disciplines set to be competed as national events in the continental tour event slated for 20 April at Nyayo
This was the third victory in a row for Obiri in a World Marathon Majors race, leading a Kenyan sweep of the podium.