Kenyans to lead Africa’s bid

Kenya's Conseslus Kipruto celebrates after coming in first in the Men's 3000 meter Steeplechase final at the African Senior Athletics Championship at Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba, Delta State, Midwestern Nigeria, on August 3, 2018. / AFP PHOTO /

Olympic 3,000m steeplechase champion Conseslus Kipruto targets to seal his 2018 winning season as he lines up in the water and barriers race at the IAAF Continental Cup that start in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on Saturday.

The 22-year-old Kipruto, who lost his left shoe at the IAAF Diamond League in Zurich last Thursday, will team up with Morocco’s oufiane El Bakkali in the two-day contest and will be up against America’s Olympic silver medalist Evan Jager.