Kenya to stage event for third straight year time The country stepped in after Lesotho withdrew its bid, citing financial constraints. Other Sports 21 min ago

Last year, Hayley Preen, 28, from South Africa, secured her country’s 13th elite women’s victory, and their second in a row, after Ashleigh Moolman Pasio’s win in 2024.

Golazo, a sports marketing and event agency, was in charge of the last two editions of the championships and will be again this year.

Mulubrhan, aged 26, is the only cyclist in the history of the continental event to complete a hat-trick, and is also the first to defend his title, having won in Asmara, Eritrea in 2011 and Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in 2012.