Champ Manangoi out of Nyayo Worlds trials

(L-R) Kenya’s Kumari Taki, Elijah Motonei Manangoi and Timothy Cheruiyot compete in the athletics men’s 1500m final during the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games at the Carrara Stadium on the Gold Coast on April 14, 2018. [AFP]

With Olympics, world and Diamond League Trophy champions at the Athletics Kenya World Championships Trials, the two-day event at Nyayo Stadium on Thursday and Friday promises a thrilling action.

The selection was previously scheduled to be held on August 20-22 in Nairobi, but AK pushed it forward to enable athletes compete in Diamond League circuit that ended last week.