Category: Athletics

Kenya rules Africa at Paris Olympics with Four Gold medals

PARIS, France, Aug 11 – Kenya emerged top of the African continent at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with a total of 11 medals; 4 Gold, 2 Silver and 5 Bronze as the multi-sporting event came to an end Sunday morning. Hellen Obiri bagged Kenya’s final medal after collecting bronze in the women’s marathon, clocking

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Mary Moraa contented with Bronze at Paris Olympics

PARIS, France, Aug 5 – Making her second appearance at the Summer Olympic Games, world champion Mary Moraa settled for bronze in the women’s 800m final held Monday night at the Stade de France. Moraa was the only Kenyan in the final and had to battle it out with on-form Briton, Keely Hodgkinson who won

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Beatrice Chebet Opens Kenya’s Gold Rush in Paris Olympics

PARIS, France, Aug 6 – Beatrice Chebet finally grabbed her first gold in a major championship after scooping the women’s 5000m title at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The gold was not only Chebet’s first but also opened Kenya’s medal account after missing out in the men’s 20km race walk and men’s 10,000m. In a

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Kipyegon leads powerful Kenyan trio into 5000m final in Paris Olympics

PARIS, France, Aug 2 – World Champion Faith Kipyegon led Kenya’s powerful trio of Commonwealth Games winner Beatrice Chebet and Margaret Chelimo into the women’s 5000m final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Kipyegon, the double Olympic champion in 1500m, termed her 5000m heat victory “a final before the final”. Her Heat was loaded with

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Samuel Gathimba Banking on experience to bring glory come Paris 2024

With just 16 days to the Kenyan race-walking veteran Samuel Gathimba has his eyes set on glory when he sets foot on the streets of in the morning of 1st August 2024. After finishing fourth in the 2023 world championships held in Budapest Hungary, 2019 African Games champion is confident of making it to the

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