Julius Yego competes during the Athletics Kenya Pre-Trials for 2020 Tokyo Olympics at Nyayo Stadium. The continental feat ensured Kenya topped the medal tally for two consecutive championships with 23 medals going into the final day of action. Kipsang, fourth place finisher at the Tokyo Olympics, produced his distinctive performance to win the event in 3:36.57 ahead of Ryan Mphahlele (3:38.74) from South Africa, who won silver. Maximilla Imali was on top form, grabbing a rare silver medal in women’s 200m final behind Seyni Amanitou from Niger. Gathimba, who was using the championships to get the qualification time for the World Championships in Oregon, recorded 1.22.01 to win his third continental title.

Source: Standard Digital June 13, 2022 04:49 UTC