Why section of North Rift retired athletes are unhappy with Athletics Kenya

NAIROBI, Kenya, November 4, 2026 – A section of retired athletes from the North Rift region have accused Athletics Kenya (AK) over what they term as the exclusion of the Eldoret City Marathon from its calendar of activities for 2027. In a statement read by the 2000 Olympics silver medalist Wilson Boit Kipketer, the athletes said they read malice in the federation’s alleged decision to drop the annual event from the calendar. “We are asking a lot of questions to Athletics Kenya. What informed them to remove this race from the calendar? Is it politics? Is it that the main organizers of this r...

In a statement read by the 2000 Olympics silver medalist Wilson Boit Kipketer, the athletes said they read malice in the federation’s alleged decision to drop the annual event from the calendar.

“We are asking a lot of questions to Athletics Kenya. What informed them to remove this race from the calendar? Is it politics? Is it that the main organizers of this race have questioned their viability in Athletics Kenya? The earlier we get a good constitution, the better the lives of athletes,” Kipketer posed.

He further accused AK of doing a disservice to the athletes who have benefited from continuously running in the Eldoret City Marathon by not including it in the calendar for the next year.

Source: Capital FM Sports