Athletics Kenya have announced the series of cross-country events happening this weekend.
Athletics Kenya has released the edited calendar of events and athletes and cross-country enthusiasts will be treated to thrilling shows following the action-packed weekend.
The series of events starts with the Kenya Defense Forces Cross-Country on Friday, January 20 happening at the Ulinzi Sports Complex.
Reigning New York City Marathon Hellen Obiri and former World Half Marathon record holder Kibiwott Kandie took the top prizes in last year’s events. It was Obiri’s sixth victory at the event but she is yet to confirm participation in this year’s event after finishing second at the Aramco Houston Half Marathon last weekend.
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Kandie had quite a mixed season last year where he suffered an injury setback forcing him to miss out on the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. He opened his season at the Xiamen Marathon but failed to finish the race.
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Elsewhere, the National Police Service Championships are also in line and are to be held at the Ngong Race Course. During last year’s edition of the event, multiple Cross-country champion Geoffrey Kamworor won the men’s title.
Another event in line on Friday will be the Athletics Kenya University Cross-country Championships to be held at the Kabarak University in Nakuru.
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On Saturday, the Regional Cross-country Championships to be held across all AK regions headline the calendar. Another event to be held on Saturday will be the National Youth Service Cross-country Championships to be held at the NYS Paramilitary Academy in Gilgil.
The Kenya Prisons Service Cross-country will also happen on Saturday and will be held at the Kenya Prisons Training College in Ruiru.