Kenya Announces Roster For IAAF World Juniors

Men


Pictured Above: Willy Tarbei and Kipyegon Bett will battle it out in the 800m

200m:

Moffat Ngari

Event

Personal Best

100m
10.57
200m
21.45


400m:

Geofrey Kiprotich

Event

Personal Best

200m
21.27
400m
47.79

Edwin Ngeeti
  • Semi-finalist at last year's IAAF World Youth Championships running 47.47 in the first round

Event

Personal Best

400m
47.25


800m:

Willy Tarbei

  • Won the gold medal at last year's IAAF World Youth Championships running 1:45.58 in the final.
  • Ran 1:44.51 at the trials for the IAAF World Youth Championships.

Event

Personal Best

400m
48.65
800m
1:44.51

Kipyegon Bett

  • Silver medalist at last year's IAAF World Youth Championships running 1:45.86 in the final.
  • Ran 1:44.55 at the trials for the IAAF World Youth Championships.

Event

Personal Best

400m
49.19
800m
1:44.55


1500m:

Kumari Taki

  • Gold medalist from last year's IAAF World Youth Championships running 3:36.38 in the final

Event

Personal Best

800m
1:46.2 (Hand Time)
1500m
3:36.38


Edwin Kiptoo

Event

Personal Best

1500m
3:38.3 (Hand Time)
5000m
13:51.18


5000m:

Wesley Ladema

Event

Personal Best

3000m
8:03.1 (Hand Time)
5000m
13:32.5 (Hand Time)


Moses Koech

  • 2014 World Youth Championships Bronze Medalist
  • 2015 World Cross Country Championship - Junior men's finalist

Event

Personal Best

3000m
7:47.48
5000m
13:15.56


10,000m:

Rodgers Chumo

  • 2015 World Cross Country Championship - Junior men's finalist

Event

Personal Best

5000m
13:18.98
10000m
27:43.85


3000m steeplechase:

Amos Kirui

  • 2014 World Youth Championships Silver Medalist

Event

Personal Best

5000m
13:25.91
10000m
28:08.98
2000m SC
5:40.29
3000m SC
8:51.00 (Hand Time)


Vincent Kipyegon

  • Gold Medalist at last year's World Youth Championships running 5:27.58 in the 2000m SC final

Event

Personal Best

2000m SC
5:27.17
3000m SC
8:35.50 (Hand Time)



400m hurdles:

Nicholas Chirchir

Event

Personal Best

400m H
52.63