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Glasgow 2026

An empty red outdoor athletics track with starting blocks and white lane markings under daylight

The Jet Lag They Ran Through: How America's College Tracks Quietly Built Part of Kenya's Glasgow Team

Six Kenyan student-athletes flew from the NCAA finals in Oregon to the trials in Nairobi within days — and ran their way onto Team Kenya for the Commonwealth Games.

about 1 month ago5 min

Athletes compete in a track race at the athletics stadium during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

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The Scholarship That Runs Both Ways: How America's Kenyan College Stars Are Booking Tickets to Glasgow

When Kenya named its squad for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, the trials in Nairobi drew a new kind of contender — student-athletes flown in from American campuses.

about 2 months ago4 min