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Murkomen backs Kenya's bid for 2029 World Championships

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Sports Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen and AK President Jackson Tuwei. [Courtesy]

Sports Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has promised government support to enable Athletics Kenya (AK) identify and develop talent from marginalised regions.

He also promised to back AK bid to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships after Kenya through Nairobi City lost the bid to host the 2025 event which will be staged in Tokyo, Japan.

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