Kenya's legendary long-distance runner Eliud Kipchoge will be a flag bearer at the Milano Cortina 2026 opening ceremony, returning to the Olympic stage in a new role. He is among eight athletes selected to carry the Olympic Flag into the San Siro Olympic Stadium on February 6.

• Eliud Kipchoge, a five-time Olympian and two-time Olympic marathon champion, will be 41 years old at the time of the event.
• The selection was made by the International Olympic Committee and Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026, honoring individuals embodying peace, unity, and solidarity.
• Kipchoge's Olympic career includes medals from Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008, and he has twice broken the world marathon record, most recently with 2:01:09 in Berlin.

Raw talent was showcased at the 2026 Para athletics national trials held over the weekend at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Stadium in Siaya County, with 312 para-athletes from 26 counties competing for national team slots.

• These trials served as the primary selection platform for the national squad eyeing the 2026 World Para Athletics Grand Prix circuit and other International Paralympic Committee (IPC) sanctioned events.
• Multi-talented para-athlete Stency Neema dominated the women’s T47 100m and 200m women races, meeting global qualifying standards.
• Samson Ojuka, a Paralympics silver medalist, triumphed in the men’s T37 100m race and achieved an impressive 5.75m in long jump.

The Kenya Golf Union (KGU) has selected an eight-player team to represent Kenya at the 2026 Africa Amateur Championship in South Africa. The tournament, kicking off tomorrow and running until Saturday, is a premier event for the continent's leading male amateur golfers.

• Eight players will represent Kenya at the championship held at the Royal Johannesburg Golf Club.
• KGU chairman Chris Kinuthia highlighted the team's depth and the pathway from amateur golf to international competition.
• The highest-ranked Kenyan player at the championship will secure a spot in the Magical Kenya Open (MKO), unless already qualified like John Lejirma and Michael Karanga.