FILE: Sports CS Amina Mohammad led the Local Organizing Committee chairman Jackson Tuwei, event’s chief executive Mike Rabar, KU Vice Chancellor Prof Paul Wainaina among other officials inspecting the state of preparedness ahead of world under-20 championshipsA delegation of 19 officials from the World Athletics on Tuesday jetted in the country to assess progress made by Kenya ahead of the 2020 World Under-20 Championships set to be held in Nairobi in July. The officials drawn from various departments at the World Athletics and their partners are expected to inspect the progress made so far by the Organizing Committee in preparing for the championship. This will be World athletics’ third visit for inspection having visited twice last year. World Athletics officials with members of the Local Organising Committee on arrival today [photo courtesy]They are expected to be engaged with various departments for the entire day Wednesday and Thursday before flying back. Kenya won the bid to host the World Under-20 Championships following a largely successful World Under-18 Championships held in 2017 with a record turnout of over 60,000 fans attending the event at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani.

Source: Standard Digital February 11, 2020 15:11 UTC