The great lakes open athletics championships for the physically challenged which was to commence today at the Nyayo national stadium failed to start due to a technical hitche, the electronic timing system and personnel who were detailed to operate it went missing. The championships will be used to select Kenya’s representatives for the 2011 International Paralympics championships slated for

Christchurch, New Zealand in January. Meanwhile the new world 800 meters record holder David Rudisha is among other elite athletes named by athletics Kenya today, to represent the country at the commonwealth games , the trials for the games will be held this Saturday at the Nyayo stadium.