Emily Nanziri was a victim of repulsive weather as she bowed out of the Africa Senior Championships 400m heats but counterparts Justine Bayiga and Waisswa Lukungu cruised to the semifinals with credible performances on Wednesday night.
Kenyan runners in the 10,000m final were breathing fire at Athletics Kenya (AK) after being taught a master class in distance running by their uncompromising hosts, who ran away with a clean podium sweep on Wednesday night.
The Kenyan camp on Thursday woke up to the second day of competition at the Africa Athletics Championships groggy from the thumping visited on the 10,000 metres men's team on a wet and chilly evening at the Addis Ababa Stadium
Meselech Melkamu delivered the biggest surprise of the 16th African Athletics Championships by defeating Olympic, world, All-African, and defending African 5,000m champion Meseret Defar in the final of the women's 5,000min Addis Ababa last night.