Nairobi, May 26 -- Team Cheruiyot made of metric mile supremos, Timothy Cheruiyot and Elijah Manang'oi, will take on Team Ingebrigtsen of Norwegian brothers in the Maurie Plant Memorial Race on June 11.
Cabinet Secretary for Sports Amina Mohammed disclosed on Tuesday that the virtual race that pits Kenya against Norway, will feature a 2,000m race at the Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi and Bislett Stadium in Oslo, Norway respectively.
"The race will be staged simultaneously at the two cities with the two teams not getting to meet each other owing to the Covid-19 pandemic," said Amina while unveiling Team Cheruiyot at the Nyayo National Stadium.
Cheruiyot, the reigning World 1,500m champion, Manang'oi, the 2017 World 1,500m, who is also th...