NAIROBI, Kenya, January 16, 2026 – Aaron Kiplagat, Nympha Kiteta and Emily Jerop shone brightest on Day Two of the Athletics Kenya (AK) Monitor and Subject Weekend assembly on the Thika Stadium on Friday.
Kiplagat executed a well-controlled race to assert victory within the males’s 10,000m after clocking 29:33.7.
The Keringet-based runner stayed affected person by way of the early levels earlier than injecting tempo simply after midway, a transfer that proved decisive.
Athanas Kioko chased exhausting however needed to accept second in 29:42.1, whereas Nickson Koech accomplished the rostrum in 29:52.8.
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Kiplagat, who cited the new situations as the principle problem on the day, is about for a demanding weekend, having already certified for the lads’s 5,000m last scheduled for Saturday.
His versatility throughout distances will once more be examined as he targets one other sturdy end.
The ladies’s 10,000m belonged to Kiteta, who delivered a composed and authoritative efficiency to win in 34:21.7.
Coaching in Ngong beneath coach Joseph Ngure, the 25-year-old confirmed clear indicators that her preparations are paying off as she comfortably held off Fridah Ndinda, who completed second in 34:36.0.
Tecla Cheserek rounded out the highest three in 35:27.0.
Kiteta entered the race assured however conscious of the depth within the area, and her victory underlined her ambitions for a robust 2026 observe season.
Ndinda, who had received the ladies’s 5,000m on Thursday, as soon as once more demonstrated her consistency, although fatigue from yesterday caught up along with her within the closing levels of the longer race.
Cheserek continued her productive outing in Thika by including one other podium end, a day after ending second within the ladies’s 3,000m steeplechase.
Regardless of lingering fatigue from Thursday’s race, efficient restoration work helped her stay aggressive over the 25 laps.
Within the ladies’s 800m, Emily Jerop showcased glorious race consciousness and ending velocity to take victory in 2:06.6.
Jerop timed her kick completely, surging clear within the last 150 metres to edge out Josphine Sempeyo (2:07.7) and Alice Ekiru (2:08.3).
Her win capped a robust exhibiting constructed on strong velocity preparation and tactical persistence.
2ND AK Monitor and Subject Open Weened Assembly-THIKA STADIUM 16-17_01_2026 – RESULTSObtain