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Originally published by Standard Sportssports
May 4, 2026
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Mixed relay team shines for Kenya with ticket to Worlds
Kenya’s squad to the World Athletics Relays, finished without a medal but secured a ticket to next year’s World Championships in Beijing, China...
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Kenya's mixed 4x400m relay team secured a ticket to the 2027 World Championships in Beijing, despite finishing fourth at the World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana.
- The Kenyan quartet clocked 3:09.93, finishing behind USA (gold), Jamaica (silver), and Great Britain (bronze).
- Africa’s fastest 100m sprinter, Ferdinand Omanyala, led the men’s 4x100m team to a season best, finishing third in their qualifying round and also securing a World Championships spot.
- Heartbreak struck the men’s 4x400m team when Erastus Mbaluka fell, impacting their chances of a strong finish and a World Championships qualification.
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