The team of 14 will have day-long meetings on Wednesday and on Thursday to assess Kenya’s preparedness for the championship to be held in July next year.
Kenya was last year awarded hosting rights for the 2020 IAAF World Under-20 Championships after the successful organization of the 2017 IAAF World Under-18 Championships in Nairobi.
The delegation of 14 will include IAAF’s Head of Event Operations Toni Jorba, Executive Director of Communications Jackie Brock-Doyle, Chief Information Officer An Dang Duy along with Technical Delegates Gemma Castano and Imre Matrahaz.
Others are Frederick Sanchez, the IAAF Platforms and Distribution Operations Manager, Mark Fulton, who is the Executive Producer for IAAF Productions and Luis Saladie, the IAAF’s Head of ompetitions.
“This visit is extremely important for Kenya and will effectively kick off an extremely important leg of our preparations to host yet another successful global competition,” Athlete Kenya President JacksonTuwei said on Tuesday.