On a typical track intervals day, a visit to one of the busy tracks in Eldoret (the home of champions), Kapsabet, or Iten is enough to show the level of competition and the depth of the country’s athletic talent. Runners flood track facilities in Eldoret all year round All year round, runners of all fitness…
Could this happen in the Olympics marathon events as well? Across all the athletics disciplines at the ongoing Olympics, the level of competition and potential for surprises has risen compared to what we witnessed at the past Olympic Games. There are no longer very clear favourites. However, what may work for the Kenyan stakes in…
Joshua Cheptegei bagged the first track gold medal, as other big protagonists at the Games, including Faith Kipyegon, Sifan Hassan, and Beatrice Chebet, advanced to the final of the women’s 5000m. The second day of Athletics at the Stade De France Stadium was full of excitement. Crowds packed the stadium to witness track action for…
The first final on track for Athletics will be the men 10000m, which is the final event scheduled on the second day of Athletics at the Stade De France Stadium. The elusive men’s 10,000m gold for Kenya Most of the previews on the 10000m event tend to overlook the Kenyans, but perhaps understandably so since…
