Former Commonwealth Games 20km race walk bronze medalist Samuel Kireri Gathimba and Africa 20km race walk bronze medalist Sylvia Jerono Kemboi were the winners of the concluded 4th leg of Athletics Kenya Weekend meet held at the Afraha Stadium in Nakuru.
The blue tartan track provided amble ground for newcomers who shone at the two day champiosnips that started on Friday morning to Saturday afternoon.
Both competing in the 15km race walk, the duo won the races, with Gathimba, the three time Africa championships gold medalist winning the men’s race in 1:03.12 ahead of Dominico Mwenda Albert (1:03.27) and Nathan Kibet coming third at 1:03.44.
Kemboi claimed the women title in 1:16.42 beating upstarts Caren Naliaka Simiyu to second at 1:17.00 and Mary Nduta Irungu third in 1:20.15.
In the 3,000m steeplechase, the reigning world under 20 3,000m steeplechase bronze medalist Diana Chepkemoi won the women’s title 9:38.0 followed by Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) Celestine Biwot (9:39.5) who came second Winny Chepteek in third at 10:16.8.
Wilberforce Kones clocked 8:45.0 to claim the men’s water and barriers title ahead of Peter Rono (8:46.6) and Wesley Langat (8:54.1).
Selected results
100m final women
- ESTHER MBAGARI OKANG’A (KDF) 11.2
- DOREEN WAKA (Prisons) 11.4
- EUNICE KADOGO MURANDAFU (Police) 11.6
100m final men
- MESHACK BABU (KDF) 10.0
- STEVE ONYANGO (KDF) 10.1
200m women
- IVON NAMUMA MWANGALA (Prisons) 24.7
- FAITH BUKACHI (KDF) 24.8
- ANA MBATHA (Venom) 24.9
200m men
- RONALD KIPRONO KOECH (Police) 20.8
- ZABLON EKHALI EKWAM (KDF) 20.9
- WISEMAN WERE (KDF) 21.0
400m women
- MERCY ADONGO OKETCH (KDF) 51.8
- ESTHER MBAGARI OKANG’A (Prisons) 52.9
- MERCY CHEBET (South Rift) 53.1
400m men
- DAVID SANAYEK (Prisons) 45.6
- KELVIN KIPROTICH TONUI (Prisons) 45.9
- ERASTUS MBALUKA MUSILU (Police) 46.1
800m women
- SHEILAH CHEPKOSGEI BELIO (Nairobi) 2:01.1
- PURITY CHEPKIRUI (South Rift) 2:01.5
- NAUMGLORIOUS CHEPCHUMBA (Police) 2:01.9
800m men
- ARON CHEMININGWA (Nairobi) 1:45.1
- SHADRACK KIMTAI CHILIA (North Rift) 1:45.6
- DOMINIC KIPTOO BARNYETUNY (KDF) 1:46.5
1,500m women
- CAREN CHEPCHIRCHIR SEREM (Nala Track Club) 4:15.9
- REBECCA MWANGI (Central) 4:16.7
- NAOMI KORIR (Central Rift) 4:17.8
1,500m men
- VINCENT KIBET KETER (Prisons) 3:38.3
- KYUMBE MUNGUTI (KDF) 03:40.6
- CHARLES CHEBOI SIMOTWO (KDF) 03:41.0
3,000m steeplechase women
- DIANA CHEPKEMOI (Lemotit camp) 9:38.0
- CELESTINE BIWOT (KDF) 9:39.5
- WINNY CHEPTEEK (North Rift) 10:16.8
3,000m steeplechase men
- WILBERFORCE CHEMIAT KONES (Police) 8:45.0
- Peter kipngeno rono (South Rift) 8:46.6
- WESLEY K. LANGAT (South Rift) 8:54.1
5,000m women
- CYNTIA CHEPNGENO (KDF) 15:28.6
- GLADYS JEPTEPKENY (KENYA NAVY) 15:29.6
- CYNTHIA CHEPKURUI (LEMOTIT) 15:29.9
5,00m men
- SIMON MUNGAI NGWATHA (Central) 13:30.9
- DENIS KIPKOECH KEMBOI (KONOIN ATHLETICS CLUB) 13:36.2
- FESTUS KIMORWO KAPTUM (Sinonin camp) 13:43.8
15km race walk women
- SYLVIA Jerono KEMBOI (North Rift) 1:16.42
- CAREN NALIAKA SIMIYU (Western) 1:17.00
- MARY NDUTA IRUNGU (Central) 1:20.15
15km walk race men
- SAMUEL KIRERI GATHIMBA (Prisons) 1:03.12
- DOMINICO MWENDA ALBERT (Nairobi) 1:03.27
- NATHAN KIBET (South Rift) 1:03.44
Triple jump women
- FAITH KIPSANG JEPKEMBOI (KDF) 12.55
- GLORIA MULEI (KDF) 12.42
- MARTHA MONYENCHE NYABUTO (KDF) 12.24
Triple jump men
- AMOS MUSILI MWENDWA (KDF) 15.93
- KEVIN KEMBOI KIPRONO (North RIFT) 15.82
- GILBERT PKEMOI (KDF) 15.50
Discus women
- MERCY CHEPKEMOI 48.67
- ROSELINE NYANCHAMA RAKAMBA (Police) 47.95
- IRENE MUSIMBI AKIFUMA (Prisons) 40.58
Discus men
- BENSON WACHIRA MAINA (KDF) 49.65
- LEONARD BETT (KDF) 48.30
- CHARLES KIPKEMOI (KDF) 47.11
Hammer women
- ROSELINE NYANCHAMA RAKAMBA (Police) 50.78
- NANCY KANINI WAMBUA (Police) 47.36
- JACKLINE NABWILE NYONGESA (Prisons) 45.50
Hammer men
- DOMINIC ONDIGI ABUNDA (KDF) 58.51
- DENNIS OSEKO SAKAWA (KDF) 52.66
- REAGAN OTIENO OKETCH (KDF) 51.80