 Nairobi : In a big boost to upcoming Delhi Commonwealth Games, middle distance running powerhouse Kenya are sending a strong athletics team which will be led by men's 800m world record holder David Rudisha and Olympic 1500m champion Nancy Jebet Lagat.
Rudisha, who smashed the 13-year-old world 800m record with a new time of one minute 41.09 seconds at the Berlin leg of Diamond League last week, and Lagat will earn direct entry to the Kenyan athletics team without taking part in the Saturday's national trials, according to a report.
Lagat had become the first Kenyan athlete to secure a Diamond League title in the London leg on August 13. World 3000m steeplechase and 5000 champions Ezekiel Kemboi and Vivian Cheruiyot are expected to get direct entry in the Commonwealth Games team, the report said.
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