World Under 18 silver medalist in 3,000m Edward Zakayo and Samuel Gathimba won the first medals for Kenya at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.
The 16 year old Zakayo won bronze in men’s 5,000m as the race remains elusive for Kenyan runners to win gold since Benjamin Limo won during the IAAF world championships in Helsinki, Finland in 2005.
Zakayo crossed the finish line third in behind Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei, the World Championship silver medalist and Canada’s Ahmed Mohammed.
Zakayo clocked 13:54.06 with Cheptegei winning in 13:50.83 and Mohammed’s 13:52.78.
Gathimba meanwhile came third in the walk after clocking 1:19:51 with Aussie Dane Bird-Smith claiming victory in a Games Record time of 1:19.34 as England’s Tom Bosworth finished second with a personal best time of 1:19:38.