AK announces new commonwealth and World championship  trials dates

The National Olympic Committee of Kenya and Athletics Kenya have announced new dates for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games national trials which will also double up as the World Athletics Championship trials.

The world championship is scheduled July 15th-24th 2022 in Oregon, USA while commonwealth games are expected to run from 28th July -8th August 2022 in Birmingham, UK.

The change has been occasioned by the need to give athletes opportunity and ample time to compete for slots during the trials.

Addressing a joint press briefing at NOCK offices, NOCK President, Paul Tergat announced that they had agreed with Athletics Kenya to delay the trials which were initially scheduled for May 21^st and 22^nd to June 24^th and 25^th.

The trials for are scheduled to be held at Moi International Sports Centre Kasarani.

The Athletics program in the Birmingham Games is set to kick-off two days after the opening ceremony with the men’s and women’s marathon  set to take place on the 30^th of July.

The Kenyan marathon team has already been selected and is currently in training camp in Eldoret. Kenya will be making its 17^th Commonwealth Games appearance in Birmingham.

The country will be looking to improve its 2018 Gold Coast  performance where it managed a medal tally of 17.

Events which Athletics Kenya will conduct trials in and whose participation is by invite:

1. 100m Men and Women
2. 200m Men and Women
3. 400m Men and Women
4. 400m hurdles Men
5. 800M Men and Women
6. 1500m Men and Women
7. 3000m Steeplechase Men and Women
8. 5000m Men and Women
9. 10,000m Men and Women
10. 10Km Walk Men and Women
11. Javelin Men