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The Kenya Athletics Team arrives in Tampere, Finland, for the 18th IAAF World Under-20 Championships starting on Tuesday.
The team boasts a legion of stars from the IAAF World Under-18 World Championships triumphs that took place in Nairobi. Kenya should improve its hierarchy in the biennial centerpiece.
We finished second with nine medals (five gold, two silver and two bronze) behind the United States at the 2016 edition which was held at Bydgoszcz, Poland. Some of these athletes have proven themselves in the higher ranks.
Edward Zakayo pushed the 10,000m silver medalist from Uganda to win the 5000m bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, in April – a testimony that 's the best in the world. he has indeed reached his majority.
Zakayo is the pivot on which the Kenyan medal hunt should turn. He will anchor the team that has four gold medalists from the Under-18 Championship in Nairobi.
They include George Manangoi (1500m), Leonard Bett (2000 steeplechase), Mercy Chepkirui (2000m steeplechase) and Jackline Wamboi (800m).
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They also have silver medalists Mary Moraa (400m) and Lydia Jeruto (800m). Bronze medalist Stanley Waithaka, Domonic Ndigiti, who won a medal in running and Ednah Jebitok, who won the bronze medal in the women's 1500m.
National under-20 champion Waithaka qualifies for the 5000m finals while Moitalel Mpoke, silver medalist in the 400m hurdles under 18, joins James Mucheru .
At age 19, Celliphine Chespol is the second fastest steeplechase of 3,000m at 8: 58.78 and leads Mercy Chepkirui in the medal race. We wish the Kenya team all the best.
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