\u00a0 Kenya\u2019s top athletes return to action as Thika Stadium hosts the second leg of the AK Track and Field Weekend Meeting from January 15\u201317.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The meet is an early-season test for athletes eager to set benchmarks ahead of a busy year. Athletics Kenya competition director Kennedy Tanui said all systems are ready, and athletes will collect their bib numbers on Wednesday, January 14.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom Wednesday, we will be in Thika with all events except pole vault, which is scheduled for the next meeting,\u201d Tanui said.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease note that registration and issuance of running numbers will not be conducted on the event days.\u201d<\/p>\n
A total of 14 events are on the program. Track races include 100m, 110m\/100m hurdles, 200m, 400m, 400m hurdles, 800m, 1,500m, 3,000m steeplechase, 5,000m, 10,000m, and race walk for both men and women, while field events include hammer throw, javelin, discus, shot put, long jump, high jump, triple jump, decathlon, and heptathlon.<\/p>\n
Tanui said the meet will help shape athletes ahead of a packed 2026 season.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a very busy year, with the Commonwealth Games, Youth Olympics, Africa Senior Championships, and the inaugural Ultimate Challenge in Budapest. We urge all athletes to prepare well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The 2026 calendar promises excitement from continental battles to global finals. World Athletics Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland, and World Athletics Relays in Botswana will test speed and endurance, while the Diamond League circuit from May to September will challenge consistency. <\/p>\n
The World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon, and the first-ever World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest will showcase the best of youth and elite talent, and the 2026 Summer Youth Olympics in Dakar, Senegal, will round off a busy year for Kenya\u2019s track and field athletes.<\/p>\n
Looking Ahead \u2013 2026 Key Events:<\/p>\n
World Athletics Indoor Championships: March 20\u201322 in Torun, Poland. Expect explosive performances in Europe\u2019s loudest arenas.<\/p>\n
World Athletics Relays: May 2\u20133 in Gaborone, Botswana. Nations battle for 4x100m, 4x400m, and mixed relay titles.<\/p>\n
Diamond League: May 8\u2013September 5. 14 qualifying meetings leading to the grand finale in Brussels, Belgium.<\/p>\n
Commonwealth Games \u2013 Glasgow: July 27 \u2013 August 1. Kenya seeks to improve on the 2022 Birmingham results, where it won 20 medals. Track highlights include the return of the Commonwealth Mile.<\/p>\n
World Athletics U20 Championships: August 4\u20139 in Eugene, Oregon. The stage for the stars of tomorrow.<\/p>\n
World Athletics Ultimate Championship: September 11\u201313 in Budapest. A first-ever \u201cbest-of-the-best\u201d season finale.<\/p>\n
2026 Summer Youth Olympics \u2013 Dakar: October 31 \u2013 November 13, Senegal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0 Kenya\u2019s top athletes return to action as Thika Stadium hosts the second leg of the AK Track…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20603,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6248,80],"class_list":{"0":"post-20602","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-kenya","8":"tag-athletics-kenya","9":"tag-kenya"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20602"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20602\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}