Storm delays start of World Athletics Championships
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Reading Time: 1min | Sat. 19.08.23. | 11:45
A storm predicted to last 90 minutes resulted in the men's 20 kilometres walk being pushed back by two hours
Stormy weather delayed the start of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Saturday.
A storm predicted to last 90 minutes resulted in the men's 20 kilometres walk being pushed back by two hours (0850GMT) whilst action in the stadium was delayed by an hour.
The opening track and field event, qualifying for the men's shot put -- an event picked out as a highlight by World Athletics president Sebastian Coe.
Kenya has a real chance of grabbing her first medal at the 2023 championship as Kenya's finest race walker Samuel Gathimba lines up for the men's 20km race.
Last year, Gathimba walked a season best time of 1:19:25 in Oregon but was the unluckiest of the many athletes that lined up for the event as he came home fourth, missing out on the podium.
The evening session of the opening day includes finals in the men's shot put, women's 10,000 metres and the mixed 4x400 relay.
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