Fredrick Wamutu [PHOTO COURTESY]Fredrick Wamutu threw an impressive 61.2m mark in the men’s Javelin event to signal his potential as Athletics Kenya marked the end of regional under-20 pre-trials championships Eastern Region picked at the University of Embu on Saturday. Wamutu, a form three student at Embu High School hauled 61.2m and promised to shine at the National trials slated on July 1-3 at Nyayo Stadium. The 18-year old idols javelin world record holder Jan Zelezny from Czech, 2015 World champion Julius Yego from Kenya and 2017 World champion Johannes Vetter of Germany. "My target was to throw 60m at the pre-trials but bettered the score, despite the challenges of no runways and proper shoes,” said Wamutu. Gerishon Gathemba from Embu took men's two-lap race in 1:58.4.

Source: Standard Digital June 12, 2021 17:48 UTC