By Abdulrahman SheriffMore by this AuthorPanuel Mkungo of Taita Taveta County clocked 28 minutes, 51 seconds to win his fifth consecutive Coast Region Cross Country Championship at Kijiwetanga Primary School ground in Malindi County on Saturday. Cleophas Arega of Mombasa County finished sixth. In 10km senior women race, 15-year-old Rose Nthei surprised other elder runners to win in 35:25.0, followed by Rukiya Karisa Kilifi who took 36:17.0. Related Content Local Ng’eno triumphs in Bomet raceThird-place went to Lucy Wanjiru of Taita Taveta, who finished at 38:01.5, while her colleague Dorcas Mwadime finished fourth in 38:53.0. “I was advised to run in the 6km junior women race but I refused because I want to compete with top athletes during national event,” Rose said.

Source: Daily Nation February 16, 2019 15:22 UTC