Sports CS Amina Mohamed at Kasarani Stadium handing-over flag to Kenya team heading to Doha for World Championship. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]
IAAF World Athletics Championships begin today in Qatar, with Kenya, making her 17th appearance, seeking to increase gold medal tally that stands at 55 since the games' inception in 1983 in Helsinki, Finland. Kenya's medal haul is only bettered by US (156 gold). Germany has 36, Jamaica (32) and Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 28 gold medals.