2nd AK TRACK AND FIELD WEEKEND MEET- NYAYO STADIUM, NAIROBI

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 WOMENU-20 MEN
S/NO.EVENTNO. OF ATHLETESS/NOEVENTNO. OF ATHLETES
 200M2 Athletes 100M1 Athlete
 400M2 Athletes 400M2 Athletes
 1500M1 Athlete 800M2 Athletes
 5,000M2 Athletes 5,000M1 Athlete
 4x400M200M&400M Athletes 4x400M400M & 800M Athletes
 Javelin1 Athlete Discuss1 Athlete
    Long Jump1 Athlete
U-18 WOMENU-18 MEN
S/NO.EVENTNO. OF ATHLETESS/NOEVENTNO. OF ATHLETES
 100M   2 Athletes 200M2 Athletes
 400M2 Athletes 400M2 Athletes
 800M1 Athlete 800M1 Athlete
 3,000M1 Athlete 1500M1 Athlete
 4x100M100M&400M Athletes 5,000M1 Athlete
 Javelin1 Athlete 4x400M400M & 800M Athletes
 Long Jump1 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.

ATHLETICS KENYA

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