Wanyonyi, Karanga, Laborde, and Omune Lead Kenyan Sporting Efforts - February 2026
Kenyan athletes are pursuing success in various disciplines. Olympic champion and world 800m champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi remains confident for the track season despite a fourth-place finish at the Sirikwa World Cross Country Tour in Eldoret. In golf, a group of five Kenyan golfers including amateurs Michael Karanga and John Lejirma, received a Sh 3.2 million sponsorship from Betika for the upcoming 57th Magical Kenya Open. History was made by 18-year-old skier Issa Gachiringi Laborde Fit Pere at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, where he became the youngest Kenyan to qualify for the second round of an event. In domestic football, AFC Leopards SC captain Victor Omune is leading the team's effort to win the Kenyan Premier League for the first time since 1998.
