Refugee athletes join Kenyan trials as World Relays and African Championships loom
Five refugee athletes are set to compete in the three-day combined World Relays and African Senior Championships trials, beginning Thursday at the Ulinzi Sports Complex.The group is coached by Janeth Jepkosgei Buseinei, the 2008 Olympic 800-meter silver medallist. Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsLeading the contingent is South Sudan’s 800m specialist and 2024 Olympian Perina Lokure Nakang, joined by compatriots Lokoro Dario (5,000m) and Solomon Ayela Okeny (400m). Sudan’s 200m sprinter Kun Waar Liem and Ethiopia’s 1,500m runner Abdifatah Aden Hassan complete the quintet, adding an international dimension to the trials.##NAJAVA_MECA_9658371##Their participation adds intrigue to a strong Kenyan field, with Athletics Kenya having invited over 800 athletes for the three-day showcase.In the sprints, the season’s fastest Kenyan, Brown Muthara, leads the men’s 100m and 200m events, taking on national champion Meshack Babu and a host of emerging talents. On the women’s side, experi..