Athletics Kenya has moved the Olympic Games track and field national trials to Kasarani stadium away from the planned Kipchoge Keino stadium in Eldoret.
The trials set for June 17th to 19th ahead of the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan set for July 23rd to August 8th, was initially slated for Eldoret based stadium but after visiting the faculity over the weekend, the federation has decided to host the trials at Kasarani.
The federation’s statement on Tuesday said that the changes have occurred because they want to test the systems and requirement in readiness for the World Athletics Under-20 Championships planned from August 17th to 22nd in Kasarani.
“After much deliberations and analysis of current state of events, MISC seems an appropriate venue for the championships,” said the statement.
The statement explained that preparations for the world junior event are ongoing and experts have advised that holding the trials at MISC will help assess the preparedness ahead of the arrival of World Athletics inspectors in July.
“Athletics Kenya would like to apologise to stakeholders for any inconvenience caused by this change and ask the requisite athletes to make prior arrangements to attend the event,” said the statement.