Julius Yego, visible from waist up, smiles broadly as spreads his arms wide to raises a Kenyan flag wide behind himself after winning gold in the javelin at the 2015 World Athletics Championships in Beijing. He wears a red and black vest with the word 'Kenya' written in white text across the chest and a white bib with his name is pinned below. Yego stands on a terracotta running track while a packed stand is blurred in the background
Some of Africa's great track and field stars expect the decision to award Kenya the 2029 World Athletics Championships to inspire the next generation.