Former world javelin champion Julius Yego qualified into the qualification at the ongoing world athletics championships at Khalifa International stadium in Doha, Qatar.
Yego, who won the title in 2015 where Kenya topped the world, was in the first qualification round after he threw 83.86m to finish fifth out of 16.
He qualified alongside Magnus Kirt (Estonia, 88.36m), kim Amb (Sweden, 84.85m) and Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago, 84.44m).
Twelve throwers will be in Sunday’s final that kicks off at 7.55pm.
Four years ago at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, Yego threw a distance of 92.72m to win Kenya’s only medal in the event
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