KENYA AIM TO END GAMES IN STYLE: Local athletes highly favoured to win in 5000m, marathon races

Kenya's Purity Cherotich Kirui (L) takes a water jump ahead of Australia's Madeline Heiner (2L) and Australia's Genevieve Lacaze (R) in the final of the women's 3000m steeplechase athletics event at Hampden Park during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland on July 30, 2014. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL

Curtains will come down on athletics competition here today, with Kenya highly-tipped to carry the men’s 5,000m and both half-marathon gold medals.

After much anxiety, 2012 London Olympics bronze medalist Thomas Longosiwa finally made it to Brazzaville, arriving on Tuesday noon. Longosiwa and Purity Cherotich were in Brussels for the final Diamond League meeting on Friday.