Kimeli wins 10,000M race to book World Championships ticket
827 views · Published 11 June 2017 · 0:38 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: CGTN Africa · 2017 · News & Politics
East African athletics powerhouse Kenya held its World Championship trials on Saturday with the hope of selecting a strong team to represent the nation at the August games. Patrick Kimeli outwitted the rest of the field to claim top honours in the men's 10,000 meters race in a time of 27 minutes, 53.67 seconds. Vincent Rono came in second with Matthew Kisorio finishing third. Mark Otieno won the men's 200 meters race in a time of 20.41 seconds to emerge with a rare sprint double after he had earlier won the 100 meters race with a new national record of 10.14 seconds. Subscribe to us on YouTube: http://ow.ly/Zvqj30aIsgY Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cgtnafrica/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/cgtnafrica
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