Rudisha confirms participation at Watamu Sports Festival’s 10km run
World 800m record holder David Rudisha has confirmed his participation
at this year's Watamu Sport Festival earmarked to run between October
18 and 20 in Kilifi.
“My next challenge is Watamu Sports Festival where I will take part in
the 10km run,” tweeted Rudisha who is currently at the World Athletics
Championships in Doha, Qatar supporting team Kenya.
The multiple Olympic champion is set to compete in the challenge under
the 10 KM standard Duathlon run category. According to event
organisers, participants at this year's event will battle it out for
various lucrative prizes.
“The two days event will see competitors rub shoulders in various
disciplines including Running, Duathlon, Aquathlon, and Cross
Triathlon. The standard Duathlon will have categories such as: 10km
run, 40km cycling and 5km run. While Sprint Duathlon will include: 5km
run, 20km cycling and 2.5km run,” said Race director Vincent Ochieng.
He added: “We will also have the Cross Triathlon will entails 1km
swimming, 30km MTB cycling and 7km run, while the famous Aquathlon
will entail 1km swimming and 5km run.
The inaugural Watamu Sport Festival will also double up as Kenya’s
multi-sport national championships where participants will be
contesting for national honors and an opportunity to represent the
country at the 2020 ITU World Multisport Championships to be held in
Almere, Netherlands.
Ochieng said the three-day event was geared towards promoting local
tourism and provide more opportunities of play for amateur multi-sport
enthusiasts.
Unlike most conventional world championships, the ITU Multisport World
Championships welcomes athletes of all levels, abilities and age and
this is a contributing factor to the fast-growing popularity of the
sport.
“Kenya, is hoping to fill in 120 slots allocated to Kenyan athletes at
the world championships by the world governing body of the sport;
International Triathlon Union,” he said.
