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CS Sports Amb. Amina Mohamed, Director Media and Communications WU-20 Alex Kobia, CEO WU-20 Mike Rabar and PS Sports Joe Okudo on a site visit at Moi International Sports Centre.
The Cabinet Secretary of the Ministry of Sports, Culture & Heritage Amb. Amina Mohamed, conducted a fruitful inspection of the Kasarani Stadium yesterday, exactly 90 days before the start of the World Athletics Under-20 Championships.
She was accompanied by the PS Ministry of Sports, Joe Okudo; the Director Media and Communications World Athletics Alex Kobia and the CEO World Athletics Under 20 Mike Rabar.
Amina expressed her appreciation for the work being done by the Local Organising Committee (LOC )in preparation for the Junior Championships, which will be held in Nairobi from August 17 to 22.
“I am sure we are ahead of time in terms of preparations before we can showcase to the whole world what Kenya has to offer in terms of hosting global events,” said Amina.
Athletics Kenya trials for the Tokyo Olympics will now be held at the Moi International Sports Stadium, Kasarani, Nairobi, on June 17-19.
Athletics Kenya said in a statement yesterday that the decision was necessitated by the need to test the stadium’s systems and equipment in preparation for the World Athletics Under-20 Championships.
“Initially we had planned on holding the trials in Eldoret as we did in 2016. However, with the World Under-20 around the corner, we felt it appropriate to shift the trials to Kasarani. This will allow us to identify and work on areas that need to be improved on before the inspectors arrive to check our readiness,” Tuwei said.
Tuwei further apologised to all stakeholders for the inconvenience caused and also asked the athletes to make proper arrangements to the invite-only event. He stated that fans will not be permitted to enter the stadium as a precaution against the coronavirus pandemic that has ravaged the sporting world.
“We know there are many people who would have loved to join and cheer on their favourite athletes. However, in line with what is currently happening in our country, we have tentatively decided that the trials will be held without fans. We will inform of any changes as we decide,” he said.
