By AYUMBA AYODIMore by this AuthorFans will be treated to four days of athletics extravaganza as World Under-18 Athletics Championship begins on Wednesday in Nairobi. President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected at Kasarani Stadium to preside over the opening ceremony of the global track and field championships. Wednesday's opening ceremony will be attended by top IAAF officials, led by President Sebastian Coe as well as a host of officials drawn from local and foreign athletics federations. According to organisers, President Kenyatta will arrive at Kasarani in the morning, followed by First Lady Margaret Kenyatta who will enter the arena jogging alongside a group of 100 Kenyan athletics heroes and heroines. A series of performances are also planned as Kenya hosts the first major track and field event since the 1987 Africa Games held at the same arena.

Source: Daily Nation July 12, 2017 02:15 UTC