An exciting battle is expected in junior men’s race at the IAAF Permit meet/national cross country trials at Eldoret Sports Club on February 23. World Under-20 3,000m steeplechase silver medallist Leonard Bett, Maibei Kiplimo and Victor Chepkwony headline the battle for bragging rights to the 43rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships set for Aarhus, Denmark on March 30. The race will also feature Albert Tonui of Rongai Athletics Club, third-placed finisher in last weekend’s Athletics Kenya Nairobi region championships. But he must be at his best to counter Bett, who won the opening leg of Athletics Kenya cross country series in Machakos. Athletics Kenya will launch the IAAF Permit meet/National Cross Country Championships in Eldoret tomorrow where event title sponsor, Lotto Foundation, will be unveiled.

Source: Standard Digital February 12, 2019 21:11 UTC