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Prisons women team celebrate the 4x4 relay during the Athletics Championships and trials for Commonwealth Games on June 20, 2026. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]
Reigning Commonwealth Games 100m champion Ferdinand Omanyala, world 800m champion Lilian Odira and former world 1,500m champion Timothy Cheruiyot will spearhead Kenya’s medal hunt at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, after being named in the national athletics team on Saturday.
The trio headline a formidable squad unveiled by Athletics Kenya (AK) following three days of intense competition at the national trials held at Nyayo National Stadium.
Omanyala will be seeking to defend the men’s 100m title he won at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where he made history by becoming the first Kenyan to win the blue-riband sprint event at the Games.
