Kenya will not send athletes who featured in the World Athletics cross country championships in Bathurst Australia to the East Africa under 20/18 championships set for next month in Dar es Salam, Tanzania. “We won silver in girls under 20 and gold in boys under 20, giving us a good start of the year. In under 18 girls, Nancy Cherop won the 3,000m title in 9:05.67 ahead of Miriam Chemutai (9:05.76) and Margaret Ngoiri (9:10.81) was third. As Simiren topped the boys’ race, Diana Chepteek won the under 18 1,500m title in 4:24.67 beating Varsity Chepchirchir (4:30.36) and Faith Chemutai (4:38.27). Justas Nyamai won the under 20 5,000m title in 13:14.71 ahead of Edwin Kimosong (13:48.08) and Kibet Ndiwa (13:48.22).

Source: The Star February 25, 2023 15:48 UTC