AGENTS: Managers to watch own athletes do battle

Italian athletics manager Gianni Demadonna

Foreign track and field agents will take vantage positions at Kipchoge Keino Stadium as their charges lock horns.

 Italian agent Gianni Demadonna will parade a star-studded field. World 1,500m silver medallist Silas Kiplagat, Olympic 5,000m bronze medallist Thomas Longosiwa and former Olympic bronze medallist Edwin Soi are in his stable.

But British Teddington-based kingmaker Ricky Simms, who manages multiple record holder Usain Bolt, is keen to protect his turf as he will be following Hellen Obiri, the world 1,500m bronze medallist and world 10,000m champion Vivian Cheruiyot.

Federicco Rosa, another Italian, lines up Asbel Kiprop while Malcom Anderson, a Briton, will parade newly crowned Africa champion Sheila Chepkirui. — Jonathan Komen