Attention on Kenyan stars as Tokyo World Championships kicks off
Like during the Olympic Games, athletics enthusiasts will have to be awake until early hours of the morning to follow some races...
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Attention is on Kenyan stars as the World Athletics Championships kick off tomorrow in Tokyo, Japan. This marks another major athletics event in the Japanese capital since the 2020 Olympic Games staged in 2021.
- The World Athletics Championships are set to begin tomorrow in Tokyo, Japan.
- Key Kenyan athletes, including Olympic champions Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet, are expected to compete.
- The last major athletics event in Tokyo was the 2020 Olympic Games, held in 2021.
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The World Athletics Championships are set to kick off in Tokyo, Japan, marking another major athletics event in the city. At the championships, Kenyan athlete Faith Kipyegon is aiming for her fourth world title in the women's 1,500m, and Emmanuel Wanyonyi will compete in the men's 800m. In Kenya, Kisumu is set to host the Dala Sevens rugby tournament this weekend, which marks the season finale of the National Sevens Circuit. On the golf course, over 130 golfers are set to compete in the Commander Kenya Navy Tournament at the Sea-Link Mombasa Golf Club on Saturday, while Nyeri will host a KCB East Africa Golf Tour leg. Additionally, Kenyan boxer Rayton Okwiri is scheduled to face Uganda's Kenneth Lukwamizi in Nairobi on October 10 for the WBC East and Central Africa super middleweight title.
