Kenya will take part in the World Mountain Running Championships for the first time on Sunday September 14, 2014 at the 30th edition being held in Casette di Massa, Tuscany – Italy.
The 30th edition of the World Mountain Running Championships (WMRC 2014) is organised by the Italian Athletics Federation and the City of Massa.
[link id=”81″ tax=”category” text=”Kenya” target=”_blank”]’s team to the WMRC 2014 is made up of runners from Run2gether, a ‘social’ team based in Kiambogo (80km from Nairobi), which mix athletics with social impact on the village community. A real example of athletics for a better world.
[link id=”81″ tax=”category” text=”Kenya” target=”_blank”] will join [link id=”264″ tax=”category” text=”Uganda” target=”_blank”] and [link id=”106″ tax=”category” text=”Eritrea” target=”_blank”] as the only three African teams entered for the competition this year.
Team Kenya
- JELAGAT Viola 1992 W Women (8,4 km)
- KOSGEI Isaac Toroitich 1981 M Men (11,7 km)
- MURIGI Lucy Wambui 1985 W Women (8,4 km)
- WANGARI Francis Muigai 1990 M Men (11,7 km)
Team Eritrea
- KIDANE Abraham 1980 M Men (11,7 km)
- MAMO Pedro 1980 M Men (11,7 km)
- NEGASH Teszaldet 1980 M Men (11,7 km)
- TSEGAY Frezgy 1980 M Men (11,7 km)
Team Uganda
- AYEKO Nathan 1993 M Men (11,7 km)
- CHEKWEMBOI Patricia 1995 W Junior Women (3,8 km)
- CHEPTEGEI Joshua 1996 M Junior Men (8,4 km)
- CHESANG Stella 1996 W Junior Women (3,8 km)
- KIBET James 1984 M Men (11,7 km)
- KIPROP Isaac 1986 M Men (11,7 km)
- KIPYEKO Phillip 1995 M Junior Men (8,4 km)
- MANDE Abdallah Kibet 1995 M Junior Men (8,4 km)
- MONGUSHO Joshua 1994 M Men (11,7 km)
- ROTICH Daniel 1992 M Men (11,7 km)
- SOYEKWO Kibet 1992 M Men (11,7 km)
Meet The Authors
Yomog Meje is a former Nigerian junior athlete and the Associate editor at Athletics Africa.
