{"id":461046,"date":"2011-07-14T15:51:22","date_gmt":"2011-07-14T15:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/14\/kenya-kiplagat-unveils-selection-mode\/"},"modified":"2011-07-14T15:51:22","modified_gmt":"2011-07-14T15:51:22","slug":"kenya-kiplagat-unveils-selection-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/14\/kenya-kiplagat-unveils-selection-mode\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya: Kiplagat Unveils Selection Mode"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"40.2723979715\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nairobistar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nairobi Star<\/a> (Nairobi)<\/p>\n<p>William Njuguna<\/p>\n<p>13 July 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>THE first two athletes across the line during this week&#8217;s national trials will gain automatic selection to the World athletic Championships in Daegu, South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>However, the third athlete will be subject to scrutiny by a panel of selectors. Athletics Kenya (AK) chairman Isaiah Kiplagat said they could select 30-40 athletes for the world event.<\/p>\n<p>Kiplagat said those finishing in the fourth, fifth and sixth places at the trials will be handed slots for the All African Games planned for September in Maputo, Mozambique. He, however, assured the All African Games team will not be weaker owing to the mode of selection. &#8220;I can categorically state that we don&#8217;t have a weak team and any athlete who finishes fourth in the trials is very near the medal bracket. I am assured the team to be selected for Maputo will equally do the country proud,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Kiplagat expressed relief that Kenyan athletes had attained qualifying marks for the world event after raising his concerns two months ago about the state of some of athletes in the run up to the event. &#8220;I was very worried about our athletes getting the qualification times but looking at the start list, I can see we have a good turnout all the way to the affiliates,&#8221; added Kiplagat.<\/p>\n<p>A record 783 athletes will take part in the three-day event which starts tomorrow, and Kiplagat said those wishing to represent the country must take part in the trials. &#8220;There are no two ways about it even if you are world defending champion. You must come and participate and ensure you get a slot in the team,&#8221; he added. Seychelles have indicated they will send a team to the trials consisting of 50 athletes mostly sprinters and are expected in the country today alongside Ugandan sprinters with a sprinkling of athletes from Zambia for the three day event. &#8220;It will be good competition for our athletes, particularly in the sprints,&#8221; added Kiplagat.<\/p>\n<p>In another development, AK secretary general David Okeyo said coaches have asked some athletes to double up in areas where the country was deemed weak.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Some of the coaches have noted that some athletes may have double up in areas but we will look at that once we have named the team on Saturday,&#8221; he noted. Okeyo said preparations for the team are complete with the logistical and technical equipment ready for the event.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Original post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201107141217.html\" title=\"Kenya: Kiplagat Unveils Selection Mode\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kenya: Kiplagat Unveils Selection Mode<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Nairobi Star (Nairobi) William Njuguna 13 July 2011 THE first two athletes across the line during this week&#8217;s national trials will gain automatic selection to the World athletic Championships in Daegu, South Korea. However, the third athlete will be subject to scrutiny by a panel of selectors. Athletics Kenya (AK) chairman Isaiah Kiplagat said they could select 30-40 athletes for the world event. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-461046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kenya: Kiplagat Unveils Selection Mode - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/14\/kenya-kiplagat-unveils-selection-mode\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Kenya: Kiplagat Unveils Selection Mode - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Nairobi Star (Nairobi) William Njuguna 13 July 2011 THE first two athletes across the line during this week&#039;s national trials will gain automatic selection to the World athletic Championships in Daegu, South Korea. 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