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will compete at the
2009 World Championships in Athletics
The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics () were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg ...
from 15 to 23 August. A team of 43 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's
qualifying standards. The Kenyan team, characteristically strong in the
middle- and
long-distance running events, includes reigning world champions
Alfred Yego and
Janeth Jepkosgei
Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei (born 13 December 1983) is a Kenyan middle distance runner and former world champion.
Early career
Janeth, nicknamed "Eldoret Express" is from Kabirirsang, near Kapsabet. Famous athletes Wilson Kipketer and Wilfre ...
, and reigning Olympic champions
Pamela Jelimo
Pamela Jelimo (born 5 December 1989) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner, specialising in the 800 metres. She won the gold medal in 800 metres at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing at the age of 18. She is the first Kenyan woman to win an Olympic gold ...
,
Nancy Jebet Lagat, and
Brimin Kipruto.
Team selection
;Track and road events
Results
Men
;Track and road events
Women
;Track and road events
References
;General
Provisional 2009 World Championships entry list IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-14.
External links
Official competition website
– article from IAAF
{{Kenya at the World Championships in Athletics
Nations at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
World Championships in Athletics
The World Athletics Championships (until 2019 known as the World Championships in Athletics) are a biennial athletics competition organized by World Athletics (formerly IAAF, International Association of Athletics Federations). Alongside the Ol ...
Kenya at the World Athletics Championships