Athletics Kenya (AK) have brought the track and field calendar forward in order to accommodate adequate preparations for the African Games, scheduled for March next year in Accra, Ghana.
Subsequently, the first leg of the AK track and field weekend series will be held in Kisumu on December 1-2 and will mainly focus on sprints and field events.
This will be followed by Thika (December 15-16), Embu, Nairobi, Kisii, and Mombasa will hold their meetings between January and March next year
The track and field series will double up as AK relay meets in the run-up to the World Relay Championships in Nassau, Bahamas on May 4-5, next year.
Traditionally, the track and field season starts in March upon completion of the cross-country period.
The track and field weekend meetings will be preceded by the AK Cross Country Series, which commenced on October 14 at the Machakos People’s Park.
Other legs of the series will be held in Kapsokwony (October 21) and Sotik, Ol Kalou, Iten, and Nanyuki in subsequent weeks.
Top performers in the cross-country weekend meetings stand a chance of selection into Team Kenya for the Sirikwa Classic Cross Country Gold Tour (February 3) at Lobo Village, Eldoret.
In addition, AK will conduct various events in the World Athletics Global calendar, which will aid in the selection of athletes to represent the country at major international competitions.
These events are as follows, 3rd AK Track & Field Weekend Meeting/Relay Series, Trials for African Games, National Police Service Police Track and Field Championship, Kenya Prisons Track and Field Championships, Kenya Defence Forces Track and Field Championships, National Athletics Championships and Trials for the Paris Olympics.
AK added that the federation’s technical committee is also evaluating applications for various local road races for the coming season and will release a calendar for the same as soon as the process is complete.
