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Kenyan track stars praying for Olympic mark at Kasarani Stadium

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2016 Rio Olympics - Athletics - Preliminary - Women's 5000m Round 1 - Olympic Stadium - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 16/08/2016. Yasemin Can (TUR) of Turkey, Hellen Obiri (KEN) of Kenya and Mercy Cherono (KEN) of Kenya finish the race. [REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson]

There is history in the making as Kenyan men 10,000m battle gets underway at the national trials inside Kasarani Stadium tomorrow.

The star-studded field will be hoping to change pecking order as they strive to win the elusive Olympic gold medal in Tokyo.

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