Faith Kipyegon

For Kenyans, Olympics proper will begin with athletics programme

Eliud Kipchoge will attempt a hat trick of wins.


  1. Obiri: I have what it takes to go from silver to gold at Paris Games

    She faces stiff competition in Paris, including from defending champion Peres Jepchirchir.

    Hellen Obiri
  2. AK starts drive to build new athletes’ database

    Process will also include coaches to improve efficiency.

  3. PREMIUM Omanyala: Why I’m seeing a therapist

    Kenyan sprint sensation Ferdinand Omanyala reveals why he has had to seek help from a psychologist.

    Ferdinard Omanyala
  4. Kenyan-born athletes pose threat to Team Kenya runners

    The biggest threat in Paris will be Kenyan-born Bahraini Winfred Yavi.

    Winfred Yavi and Jackline Chepkoech
  5. PREMIUM Omanyala faces the toughest race of his life

    At 28, Africa's fastest man is under pressure to win on the big stage against younger and faster opponents at the Paris Olympics.

    Omanyala
  6. Omanyala, Atuka to carry Kenya's flag at Olympics' opening ceremony

    Archer Shehzana Anwar was the country's flag bearer during the 2016 Rio Olympics.

    Ferdinard Omanyala
  7. Explainer: What you need to know about the Paris 2024 opening ceremony

    Paris 2024 Olympics to open with unprecedented Seine river ceremony.

    The Olympic rings are pictured on the Eiffel Tower
  8. Runner out to stretch limits of human ability in paralympics

    Samuel Mushai will compete in men’s 5,000m race for the visually impaired at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris

  9. Will Kenyan trio bring back Olympic steeplechase gold?

    Conseslus Kipruto was the last Kenyan to taste victory in 2016.

    Amos Serem
  10. From track to road, Obiri eyes the big break at the Olympics

    Obiri has not hidden her ambitions of finishing on top of the podium after good preparations in Colorado

  11. ‘Lightweight’ Kibet looks to punch above his weight in Paris

    The 24-year-old earned the nickname from his thin frame. He weighs 41kgs and he is least bothered by it

  12. Dutch Sifan Hassan entered for four races in Paris

    The twice Olympic gold medallist could scratch from any race before the Games kick off on July 26

    Sifan Hassan
  13. Kipyegon: You haven’t seen nothing yet, folks

    Kipyegon says she will run the 5,000m first in Paris, then the 1500m, which is her favourite.

    Faith Kipyegon
  14. PREMIUM Marathon task of acclimatising to weather

    Kenyan marathoners in a race against time to adapt to tough competition course and hot weather in Paris.

    Marathoners
  15. PREMIUM Kenya's Olympic Nike kit divides opinion, yet again

    Kenyans are grumbling on why the country has flopped in the design of Team Kenya track suits.

    Eliud Kipchoge and Faith Kipyegon
  16. Paris Olympics: Kenyan athletes get enhanced allowances

    Overseas daily allowance has been increased from $200 (Sh25,600) to $300 (Sh38,400).

    Olympics
  17. PREMIUM Divided loyalties: The couple eyeing glory for Kenya and Uganda

    Ronald Kwemoi will line up for Kenyan in the 5,000m race, while his wife Stella Chesang targets Uganda success in marathon.

    Ronald Kwemoi.
  18. Explainer: Sports Ministry, not NOC-K, is responsible for Paris list

    A source told Nation Sports that NOC-K has already unveiled a full team of athletes and officials who have qualified.

    William Ruto
  19. Ababu: Preparing the Olympics delegation is NOC-K's job

    He also wants the committee to rationalise the budget to reflect government austerity measures.

    Ababu Namwamba
  20. Lawrence Cherono gets seven-year ban for doping violation

    Cherono had been provisionally suspended in July 2022 after testing positive for trimetazidine in an out-of-competition sample.

  21. PREMIUM Echoes of Henry Rono in Faith Kipyegon’s world records

    On Sunday, Kipyegon shattered her own 1,500m world record at the Paris Diamond League.

    Faith Kipyegon
  22. Kipyegon sets another women's 1,500m world record in Paris

    She won the race in a blistering three minutes and 49.04 seconds in the eighth leg of the Diamond League.

    Faith Kipyegon
  23. Chebet is Kenya’s lethal weapon over 10,000m

    Olympic medallist Vivian Charuiyot tips the world record holder to lead a successful hunt for women's gold over the distance.

    Beatrice Chebet
  24. Kenyan athletes set for Olympics warm-up in Paris

    Sunday's Diamond League races will be reconnaissance of sorts for 15 Kenyan athletes.

    Faith Kipyegon
  25. Ruto backs Team Kenya to shine in Paris Olympics

    The President says he is confident the athletes will confirm the country’s status as a world sports superpower.

    William Ruto
  26. PREMIUM Age-cheating, the latest set-back for Kenyan athletics

    AK seeks government's help in unearthing 26 cases involving former world U-20 and U-18 medallists.

    World Athletics Under-20
  27. PREMIUM 5,000m Olympic gold: Inside Kenya’s plan to end 36-year drought

    Ronald Kwemoi, Jacob Krop and Edwin Kurgat to lead Kenya's quest in Paris.

    Ronald Kwemoi
  28. ‘Last Born’ Cherotich thinks of first spot in 2024 Paris Olympics

    I believe I’m ready to face the world!

  29. PREMIUM Ex-multiple champ Kemboi gives steeplechase team tips

    They need to work on their psychology. If we made it, they could also make it!