AK wins Kids' Athletics Day Member Federation World Challenge

Athletics Kenya has been selected as the winning Member Federation of the Kids’ Athletics Day challenge after contributing almost a quarter of the participants in the ‘Relay Around the World’.

The challenge, which ran from 6 April to Kids’ Athletics Day on 7 May, was the biggest, most inclusive Kids’ Athletics participation activity yet – with a target of 500,000 kids participating across the world – and was designed to inspire the athletes of tomorrow and get kids everywhere moving.

Member Federations were encouraged to participate in the Relay Around the World Challenge, with the organiser of the best activations – measured by a combination of participation rates, social media engagement levels and overall innovation – receiving the prize of a US$10,000 award to be used to promote and activate Kids’ Athletics (or an equivalent youth activity) in their country. 

For example, batons were made from cardboard, and hurdles were made from hay bales and grass stacks.

Athletics Kenya was able to reach so many children thanks to partnerships with County Governments and the Ministry of Education.