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Youngsters step up training for Africa junior competitions
Athletics Kenya Youth Development Director Barnaba Korir (centre, front row) poses for a photo with young athletes drawn from various region during the closing ceremony of a holiday camp at Complete Sports Athletics Training Camp in Kaptagat, Uasin Gishu County on January 15, 2023.
Photo credit: Bernard Rotich | Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
- Athletics Kenya (AK), in partnership with the Ministry of Sports, set up three camps in Nandi, Kericho and Uasin Gishu counties where athletes have been training for the last two weeks
- The holiday camps were closed on Sunday evening to give room to students to prepare for the reopening of schools
- Korir also revealed that another team of eight junior athletes will be heading to Miramas Athletics Club in France for competitions on February 23
Kenya is positioning itself for good results at the Africa Under-18/20 Championships to be held in Lusaka, Zambia on April 28.
And to prepare for the event, Athletics Kenya (AK), in partnership with the Ministry of Sports, set up three camps in Nandi, Kericho and Uasin Gishu counties where athletes have been training for the last two weeks.
