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Having learnt from the best, Rift runners shine in athletics

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Athletes compete in the boys 10,000m category on the third day of the Kenya Secondary Schools Term Two A games at the Mbaraki Sports Club, June 08, 2017. [PHOTO BY GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD]

The IAAF World Under-18 championships are about one month away and athletes are fighting to acquire the qualifying times.

With the national trials set for next week in Nairobi, the battle has been unrelenting. Athletes in the national secondary schools Term Two A athletics championships used their respective races to gauge their final preparedness ahead of the trials.

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