By AYUMBA AYODIMore by this AuthorFormer National 400m hurdles champion Haron Koech won men's 400m hurdles race but still failed to qualify for the World Championships due August 4-13 in London. Koech clocked 49.98 second beating Kiprono Kosgei and Vincent Kosgei to second and third places in 50.80 and 51.11 respectively. The World quantifying time is 49.35 which Koech, who represented Kenya at Rio Olympics, intends to attain before July 23. Koech's brother Nicholas Bett is the only Kenyan who has qualified by virtue of being the World 400m hurdles champion. The women hurdlers also failed to hit the World Championships time when Jerioth Gathongo timed 59.85.

Source: Daily Nation June 24, 2017 09:33 UTC