Athletics Kenya Universities have postponed the Africa Universities Cross Country trials scheduled for October 23 at Kabarak University.
AK-U secretary Edward Muema said the event was postponed after Athletics Kenya national office rescheduled their cross country events for two weeks to honour Olympian and world 10,000m bronze medalist Agnes Tirop, who was found dead in her house in Iten, Elgeyo Marakwet County last week.
AK President Jack Tuwei said: "In view of the latest developments, in honour of our fallen athletes, we have postponed the first and second legs of the AK Cross Country Series. The same goes for any other athletics event that was planned within the next two weeks.”
On Monday, Muema said: “As a way of honouring the departed athlete and following the postponement of all athletics events in the country, we have joined AK in postponing our event until the two-week mourning period is over.”
The event will now take place at Kabarak University in Nakuru County on November 6.
The event will be used to select a team of 15 athletes to represent Kenya at the Africa Universities Cross Country Championships to be held at Jomo Kenyatta University of Science and Technology in Juja on November 20.
“We want to select 12 athletes for the event and at least three or four reserves,” Muema told the Star on phone.
