The opening day of the championships saw Africa 4x100m champion Hesbon Ochieng crack the fastest qualifying time of 10.29 seconds in the 100m heats as former national 100m champion and record holder Mark Otieno made a return after two years with an impressive 10.41
Nakaayi, the 2019 world 800m champion, won her semi-final heat with the fastest time of the day in 2:02.52 and expressed her gratitude to compete in Kenya for the first time
Ochieng from Prisons downed personal best 10.29, improving his previous time of 10.47 to win his heat as Justine Isaboke from KDF also chalked personal best 10.33 to win the ninth heat with the second fastest time alongside Uganda’s Emmanuel Aboda, who won the 10th heat in 10.30
World 800metres champion Mary Moraa and former world 800m champion Halimah Nakaayi eased through to the finals of their respective races at the ongoing Third Athletics Kenya Track and Field Meeting in Nairobi.
The opening day of the championships saw Africa 4x100m champion Hesbon Ochieng' crack the fastest qualifying time of 10.29 seconds in the 100m heats as former national 100m champion and record holder Mark Otieno made a return after two years with an impressive 10.41.
