Kenya’s storied history in the World Championships goes back to the first edition in 1983 in Helsinki, Finland.
Thirty-two years later only the United States have outperformed Kenya as the most successful country in the history of the biennial competition, which brings together 200 member federations.
Thus far, Kenya boasts 171 medals, which include 65 gold, 58 silver and 48 bronze.
This year as we prepare for the World Championships in Tokyo, the goal is to go one better than 2015, where Kenya topped the medal table in Beijing with seven gold, six silver and three bronze.
The realization of this goal starts at this Tuesday’snational trials in which 150 athletes will be battling for tickets to Tokyo across different disciplines at the Ulinzi Sports Complex.
This will be an invite-only event where only Kenyan athletes who have undergone the requisite out-of-competition anti-doping tests will be eligible to participate.
This is to prevent a scenario where athletes who don’t meet these criteria are barred from representing Kenya at the World Championships despite meeting the qualifying time.
