Athletics has been known to put Kenya on the global map for many years. Last year, Ferdinand Omanyala brought the 100m African crown to Kenya as well as the Commonwealth Games 100m title as Eliud Kipchoge broke the Marathon record in Berlin.
Well, Kenyans will expect even more this year as the season kicks off with the cross-country.
The Regional Cross Country Championships will kick off this coming weekend followed by the trials for World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships
Athletics Kenya National Cross Country Championships will then be held on January 21 before it culminates with the World Athletics Cross Country Championships set for February 14 in Bathurst, Australia.
It will be the event's 44th edition and the second time after Auckland in 1988 that the championships will take place in Oceania
In April, Boston Marathon will take place as well as London Marathon. Peres Jepchirchir and Evans Chebet will look to defend their title in Ameria as Amos Kipruto seeks to reign supreme again in England.
World Athletics Relays will take place in May before the 19th edition of the World Athletics Championships kicks off from 19 August to 27 August 2023 in Budapest, Hungary.
After finishing in fourth place in the medal table last year in Eugene with only two gold medals from Emmanuel Korir (800m) and Faith Kipyegon (1500m), Kenya will sure seek an improved show.
Other events include Africa U18/U20 Championships in Zambia set for April, World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships set for March in Poland, GOLD-Continental Tour KipKeino Classic and World Athletics Relays in May and African Games and Commonwealth Youth Games in August.
Rally: WRC Safari Rally
The iconic Kenyan leg of the World Rally Championship (WRC) will return to Naivasha for the third year running on the weekend of June 22-25.
Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team speedsters led by champion Kalle Rovanpera will be the star attractions at this year's WRC Safari Rally which marks the highlight of the 2023 Kenya Motor Sports Calendar.
Rugby: World Rugby Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup
Kenya Sevens will be hoping to put behind their poor performance at the World Rugby Sevens Series last year ahead of the Hamilton Sevens set for this month.
Kenya collected one point from Hong Kong Sevens before improving to get five in the previous leg in Dubai.
With three points from South Africa, Shujaa are now 14th in the World standings after three rounds.
On the other hand, Kenya Simbas will be watching from the sidelines as the tenth edition of the men's Rugby World Cup set for France kicks off on September 8.
Simbas lost the Repechage matches against Portugal, USA and Hong Kong.
The Simbas lost 36-0 to Namibia during the 2022 Rugby Africa Cup finals where a win would have secured them a World Cup ticket.