Athletics Kenya make changes on calendar of events
By Lucky Oluoch, January 17, 2024Athletics Kenya has made changes in its 2023/2024 calendar due to alterations in the international athletics calendar.
In a statement sent to the media houses, on Monday 15th January, AK stated that Africa Cross Country Championships will be making a comeback in the calendar and has been slated for 25th February 2024 in Tunis, Tunisia.
“Kenya will select a team to represent the country. Selection of the team to the championship will be done during the Sirikwa Classic- World Continental Tour to be held on 3rd February at the Lobo Village, Eldoret,” read part of the statement.
The Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) last held its biannual competition in 2018 in Chlef, Algeria. Team Kenya topped the medal table after Alfred Barkach and Celliphine Chespol won the men and women senior titles as Rhonex Kipruto bagged the under 20 men title, Ethiopian Girmawit Gebrzihair won the women’s U20.
Meanwhile National Cross-Country Championships that were to be held on 24th February have been moved to 9th March 2024.
The national championships will be used to select the to Team Kenya for the World Cross Country Championships Belgrade, Serbia slotted for 30th March 2024. While the 4th AK Track and Field weekend meet that was to be held on 22nd -23rd march in Kisii has been moved to April 5-6, 2024 at the same venue.