African Giants; Kenya sweep SA off pedestal at premier Athletics Championship

[Mnairobi]

Kenya collected five more gold medals on the final day to top the standings and reclaim the African athletics championships title here on Sunday.

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Kenya's Janeth Chepkosgei (R) embraces Algeria's Bouras Zahra after the women's 800m final race at the 2010 African Athletics Championship at the Nyayo stadium in the capital Nairobi, August 1, 2010. Zahra won the race in while Chepkosgei came second

Photograph by: Thomas Mukoya
Credit: REUTERS

The hosts rounded up their most successful championships when they took the men’s 4x400m relay to add to the women’s 20km walk race and steeplechase, the men’s 1,500m and a clean sweep in the men’s 5,000 metres, the second time the hosts swept the podium following their success in the men’s 800 metres.

Kenya claimed 10 gold medals, seven silver and eight bronze for a total of 25, seven medals ahead of Nigeria with 18 — eight gold, five silver and five bronze — and former champions South Africa who collected 19, six of them gold.

Source:http://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/oth...African-champs

Way to go boys & girls, big congratulations!

 

[The Quonquerer]

Yes you are good runners as long as you don't run towards Tanzania to loot and grab!

 

[Kamaka]

napata feeling kuwa huwakubali wakenya,umeona jinsi wabongo walivyoboronga.?

 

[Mnairobi]

of course u had to add that.

 

[RealDeal]

Congrats, especially the men's 4x400. That was nice running.

 

[The Quonquerer]

napata feeling kuwa huwakubali wakenya,umeona jinsi wabongo walivyoboronga.?

Mkuu, these people have dominated that thing for decades, kwa maneno mengine it's their thing. We were once good at it as well, remember Filbert Bayi, Shahanga, Nyambui etc ni suala la mipango na kuitekeleza. Ila kuna mambo mengi ya kwao siyakubali!

 

[nomasana]

Yes you are good runners as long as you don't run towards Tanzania to loot and grab!

sipping on that haterade.

KENYANS SHITTIN ON THESE HO*S!!!

 

[Mnairobi]

these guys have brought alot of pride to Kenya na d africa in general..........i think we need to turn the rift into the Mecca for runnera where the come to run woth the best in the world.......thats tourist money!!!!!!

 

[RealDeal]

Mkuu, these people have dominated that thing for decades, kwa maneno mengine it's their thing. We were once good at it as well, remember Filbert Bayi, Shahanga, Nyambui etc ni suala la mipango na kuitekeleza. Ila kuna mambo mengi ya kwao siyakubali!

That's not the concern for now. Give the runners credit man, don't be mean.

 

[GreedyKenyan]

That's not the concern for now. Give the runners credit man, don't be mean.

Boss, these dudes don't see anything positive about Kenya so just give up on PR. Nonetheless, hats off to the runners, really made me feel proud coming up just after the junior team had conquered the world in Canada.

 

[The Quonquerer]

sipping on that haterade.

aka Kenyan vuvuzela, i mean vuzizela!

 

[nomasana]

aka Kenyan vuvuzela, i mean vuzizela!

a.k.a kunia-bwoya a.k.a master HATER!!! how does the hate juice taste? sip it nice and easy boy.

its kenyans stunting on fruties like you!!!