Why National Cross Country has been postponed
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- However, AK urged all athletes to continue training hard for this important event, in which they intended to select a strong squad for the Africa Cross Country Championships set for April 8 in Lome, Togo.
“We are apologise to the athletes and their respective team managements for the inconveniences,” explained the statement.
Athletics Kenya (AK) has postponed the Lotto National Cross Country that was due for Saturday at the Uhuru Gardens, Nairobi in honour of the late former President Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi.
A statement from Riadha, the AK headquarters, disclosed that championships that will be used to select a team for the Africa Cross Country Championships will now be staged on February 15 at venue to be communicated.
President Moi passed on on Tuesday morning at the Nairobi Hospital.
“Following the development, we at Athletics Kenya would like to join fellow Kenyans in mourning the former president, whose love for sports was immeasurable<’the statement said. “We have, therefore, decided to shelve our plans to host the Championships.”
However, AK urged all athletes to continue training hard for this important event, in which they intended to select a strong squad for the Africa Cross Country Championships set for April 8 in Lome, Togo.
“We apologise to the athletes and their respective team managements for the inconveniences,” explained the statement.
