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Nairobi to host first Athletics Kenya cross country meeting

Athletes participate in senior men 12 kilometers race nduring Ndalat Gaa Isaiah Kiplagat memorial 9th edition cross country in Nandi County yesterday. 14.10.2017. PHOTOS BY PETER OCHIENG/STANDARD.

After Ndalat Gaa Cross Country, which acts as curtain raiser for the cross country series, Nairobi is set to host the first Athletics Kenya (AK) National Cross Country Series on Saturday at Posta Grounds, along Ngong Road.

Runners will be lining up for 10km senior men and women and 6km for girls and boys in junior categories. The meeting will also have athletes forming teams for mixed relays competition, which was introduced in March this year at the World Cross Country Championships in Kampala, Uganda.

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