Asaba 2018: Kenya overcome opening day chaos to finish top of medals’ table

Team Kenya are the official winners of the 2018  2018 African Senior Athletics Championships after winning 19 medals.

Team Kenya overcame the chaos that marred the opening day of the 2018 African Senior Athletics Championships to finish top of the medals’ table at the conclusion of the championships.

Athletes from Kenya were among the almost 300 from different countries that were stranded at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos after failing to get connecting flights to Asaba.

They made it to the host city in the last minute on opening day and also had to deal with accommodation issues.

 

Despite the challenges, Team Kenya are the official winners of the 2018  2018 African Senior Athletics Championships after finishing with a total of 19 medals.

Kenya have 100 gold, six silver and two bronze medals to finish number one on the medals table.

They are followed by South Africa who have 30 medals in total but only came second due to less number of gold medals to Kenya.

Team South Africa head home with nine gold, 13 silver and eight bronze medals followed by host Nigeria who finished the championship with a total of 19 medals-nine gold, six silver and five bronze medals.

Morocco are fourth-two gold, five silver and four bronze medals-while Ethiopia complete the top five with two gold, three silver and four bronze medals to make a total of eight.