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Athletics Kenya (AK) Youth Development chairman Barnaba Korir during yesterday's press briefing at Nyayo Stadium. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]
The World Under-20 national trials that kick off in Nairobi tomorrow are a battle for bragging rights among institutions that have dominated school games in recent years.
But the athletics giants are taking on each other outside the school games system, gunning for tickets to fly Kenyan colours at the 2026 World Under-20 Championships set for Eugene, Oregon, United States, from August 5-9.
After all, many former junior stars from schools are stamping authority at international championships, and the youngsters are launching their races to stardom at the trials to be staged at the Nyayo National Stadium from tomorrow to Saturday.
