• Agnes Chebet carried the day in the 5,000 metres
•Gideon Rono topped the 3,000m Under-18 category
Victor Korir booked his ticket to the next month's African Under-20 Championships after winning the 10,000 metres at the Moi Stadium, Kasarani.
Korir clocked 29:28.0 ahead of Kipkosgei Kiptoo (29:39.3) and Charles Kamau (29:52.5), who placed second and third respectively.
Albert Kipkorir (29:54.9), Isaac Kipkemboi (29:58.7), Victor Chepkwony (29:59.6) and Dominic Kiptarus(30:02.7) completed the top seven places. All the seven athletes were within the qualification mark of 30:50.00.
In the sweltering heat, Korir ran a tactful race —staying with the leading pack of Chepkwony and Albert Korir for the opening five laps.
Charles Kamau injected pace in the eighth lap to speed up the rave but was soon riled in by the pack which went into a single file by the start of the tenth lap.
Chepkwony, Kipkemboi and Kamau could not be separated at the half-way mark and Korir joined them in the 14th lap as they broke away from the rest of the pack.
Korir then took matters into his own hands as he bolted away from the rest in the 17th lap and kept a steady pace at the front to win the race.
In an interview, a delighted Korir said: "The conditions were tough but I was able to survive. I ran a good race” added Korir.
Agnes Chebet carried the day in the 5,000 metres after clocking 15:56.4 to book her ticket to the continental event alongside Dolphine Omare who came second in 15:57.4.
Immaculate Chepkirui came third in 16:01.2 with Felisin Chepkosgei fourth in 16:24.9. Josephine Wanjiku completed the top five places in 16: 40.0. The 5,000m qualification mark for women is 16:40.00.
Gideon Rono topped the 3,000m Under-18 category as he registered 8:00.2 with Emmanuel Kiplagat was placed second in 8:00.5 as Simon Mutua came third 8:07.5.
Athletics Kenya (AK) youth committee chairman Barnaba Korir confirmed they will not have representatives in hammer and pole vault since most of its young athletes have not been trained on the usage of the facilities.