Kenya bags four gold medals at ANOCA Zone V Youth Games
Kenya struck four gold medals on the final day of athletics at the 2026 ANOCA Zone V Youth Games at Kenyatta University in Nairobi on Thursday, with Enock Tuitoek, Purity Munyalo, David Kapaiko and Anthony Lemoshira leading the hosts’ medal charge. Tuitoek set the tone by winning the boys’ 3,000m in 8:01.67, holding off Ethiopia’s [...] The post Kenya bags four gold medals at ANOCA Zone V Youth…
Kenya claimed four gold medals during the final day of athletics at the 2026 ANOCA Zone V Youth Games held at Kenyatta University in Nairobi on Thursday. Enock Tuitoek led the medal charge in the boys' 3,000m, finishing ahead of Ethiopia's Goytom Mekonen Kidane and Uganda's Kibet Michael. Purity Munyalo secured gold in the girls' triple jump, with her winning leap of 12.66m outpacing Uganda's Marufa Dafala and South Sudan's Asumpta Philip.
David Kapaiko added another gold in the boys' 800m, followed by Anthony Lemoshira's victory in the boys' 100m event. Kenya completed its four-gold haul when Lemoshira won the boys' 100m race, despite overcoming a recent illness. The hosts finished with a total of six medals, including two silvers.
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