Omanyala in star-studded team to World Indoor Championships in Glasgow

The country's athletics governing body Athletics Kenya (AK) has unveiled the team that will be on duty during the World Athletics Indoor Championships slated for March 1-3 in Glasgow, Scotland.

Africa's fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala will be out to extend his fine run, following his recent impressive performance in the Elite Indoor Track Miramas Meeting in France, where he breezed to a new national record time in the 60m dash.

Omanyala, who timed 6.62 in Heat 1, produced a fine run in the finals, bursting out to shatter his personal best in a winning time of 6.52, one that outdid his previous and national record time by 0.2 seconds.

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Youngster Noah Kibet will compete in the 800m category and will be out to register a personal best.

The 2021 World Under-20 champion whose records last year didn’t go particularly to script, will be hoping the start can inspire a better performance this season, with the Paris Olympics set for July.

Kibet will be up against World Indoor 800m champion Collins Kipruto, who will also be keen to register impressive results in Scotland.

In the women's category, Vivian Kiprotich will be seeking to follow the footsteps of Mary Moraa and bring gold

Kprotich finished fourth during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest and will be aiming to go one step further.

Reigning World Under 20 1,500m champion Reynold Cheruiyot will be keen to register good results in his category.

The youngster is bolstered by the ratification of his world record set at the Prefontaine Classic, the Diamond League final.

He outclassed a strong contingent to finish fifth in 3:48:06 in the race that featured a host of fast times, including the winning Jakob Ingebrigtsen.

Cheruiyot will lock horns with Vincent Keter Kibet.

Teresia Muthoni Gateri will represent Kenya in the women's 3,000m category.

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No male athlete has been selected in the category.

Zablon Ekhal Ekwam, Boniface Mweresa, Kelvin Sane, and Wiseman Were will compete in the 4 × 400m relay men category.

The team is currently in training and will depart for Glasgow on 28 February 2024.