AK will host the 2nd AK Track and Field Weekend Meet at the Nyayo Stadium Nairobi on Friday, 24th February and Saturday, 25th February 2023.
AK has entered this meet to the World Athletics Competition Ranking. This means that results can be used by World Athletics for statistical purposes such as Entry Standards, World Ranking, Top List, Records, etc. The event now features on World Athletics Global Calendar.
It is also an opportunity for the athletes who are not in the AIU/ADAK testing pool to be identified and tested ahead of the trials for the global event.
Similarly, the two-day event will also double up as trials to select the Under-18/ Under-20 team that will represent Kenya at the U-18 and U-20 East African Athletics Regional Championships that will be staged at the Benjamin William Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on 10th – 11th March 2023.
The meet will have the following event categories.
- 100M M/W
- 100M/110M Hurdles M/W
- 200M M/W
- 400M M/W
- 400M Hurdles M/W
- 800M M/W
- 1500M M/W
- 3000M Steeplechase M/W
- 5000M M/W
- 10,000M M/W
- 4 X 100M M/W
- 4 X 400M M/W
- Long Jump M/W
- High Jump M/W
- Triple Jump M/W
- Shot Put M/W
- Discus M/W
- Hammer M/W
- Javelin M/W
- 20km Race Walk M/W
U20 Event categories
100M – Men
200M- Women
400M- Men/ Women
800M – Men
1500M – Women
5000M – Men/ Women
Shotput – Women
Javelin – Women
Discus – Men
Long Jump – Men
U18 Event categories
100M – Girls
200M – Boys
400M – Girls/Boys
800M – Girls/Boys
1500M – Boys
3000M – Girls
5000M – Boys
Javelin – Girls
Long Jump – Girls
EAAR- YOUTH (U-18) AND JUNIORS (U-20) ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS -2023 SELECTION CRITERIA
A panel of selectors will select a strong contingent of 31 Under-18/ Under-20 athletes during this Nairobi Weekend meet.
Among the junior athletes who put in strong performances in the first leg and are probable to make the national team for the regional championships are Kenya Primary Schools Games 100m record holder Selpha Ajiambo, Nyanchoka Machoka of St Peter’s Keberesi, and Nelly Chepchirchir, the winner of the 1,500m race during the Kisumu meet.
The events and participants to be selected will be as below.
U-20 WOMEN | U-20 MEN | ||||
S/NO. | EVENT | NO. OF ATHLETES | S/NO | EVENT | NO. OF ATHLETES |
200M | 2 Athletes | 100M | 1 Athlete | ||
400M | 2 Athletes | 400M | 2 Athletes | ||
1500M | 1 Athlete | 800M | 2 Athletes | ||
5,000M | 2 Athletes | 5,000M | 1 Athlete | ||
4x400M | 200M&400M Athletes | 4x400M | 400M & 800M Athletes | ||
Javelin | 1 Athlete | Discuss | 1 Athlete | ||
Long Jump | 1 Athlete | ||||
U-18 WOMEN | U-18 MEN | ||||
S/NO. | EVENT | NO. OF ATHLETES | S/NO | EVENT | NO. OF ATHLETES |
100M | 2 Athletes | 200M | 2 Athletes | ||
400M | 2 Athletes | 400M | 2 Athletes | ||
800M | 1 Athlete | 800M | 1 Athlete | ||
3,000M | 1 Athlete | 1500M | 1 Athlete | ||
4x100M | 100M&400M Athletes | 5,000M | 1 Athlete | ||
Javelin | 1 Athlete | 4x400M | 400M & 800M Athletes | ||
Long Jump | 1 Athlete | 4x100M Mixed Relay |
We encourage athletes to participate in the event as it gives an opportunity to qualify for major event or improve athlete’s world ranking.
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