World Champion Odira earns promotion to Sergeant

Newly crowned world 800 m champion Lillian Odira has been promoted from prisons constable to sergeant ahead of tomorrow’s Kenya Prisons Service Inter-Regional Cross Country Championships in Ruiru.

World 800m champion Lilian Odira honoured by Kenya Prisons after 2025 win

800M World Champion Lilian Odira Promoted After Tokyo Heroics

Lilian Odira, the 800 metres world champion, has been promoted to the rank of sergeant by the Kenya Prisons Service following her record-breaking performance at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. She broke an 800M record that stood for 43 years.

Lilian Odira promoted by Prisons Service after Tokyo glory

Chebet opens Kenya's gold account at Tokyo World Championships

Kenya's Beatrice Chebet secured the nation's first gold medal at the 2025 Tokyo World Athletics Championships, winning the women's 10,000m event. Her victory, characterized by grit and strategy, fulfilled her long-held goal of a world championship title.

Kenya's Odira wins world 800m gold

Kenya's Lilian Odira unexpectedly won the women's 800 metres title at the world championships in Tokyo, setting a new championship record. She overhauled Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson in a thrilling final.