Visa hitch locks out three Kenyan juniors from World Cross Country event
Nancy Cherop shows off her three gold medals won in girls' Under-18 800m 1,500m and 3,000m during the Africa Athletics Under-18 and Under-20 Championships in Ndola, Zambia.
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Diana Chepkemoi, Nancy Cherop, and Gideon Kipng’etich, who are aged 17, were left behind after the Serbian Embassy in Nairobi failed to clear them
AK director in charge of youth and development, Barnaba Korir said that the embassy has not issued an explanation as to why they failed to issue the youngsters with traveling visas
It now leaves the national trials winner Sheila Jebet, Deborah Chemutai, Mercy Chepkemoi and Diana Cherotich to do the battle for Kenya in women’s under-20 6km race
Three juniors have failed to link up with Team Kenya for the World Athletics Cross Country Championships scheduled for Saturday in Belgrade, Serbia.
Diana Chepkemoi, Nancy Cherop, and Gideon Kipng’etich, who are aged 17, were left behind after the Serbian Embassy in Nairobi failed to clear them.
