The qualification, at Saturdays Absa Kip Keino Classic at Nyayo National Stadium, of national champions Zablon Ekwam (400 metres) and Wiseman Were (400m hurdles) for the Paris Olympic Games is inspiring and commendable.
These are the first sprinters to qualify for the Paris Games, although the country hopes to qualify more athletes from the World Relay Championships set for May 4-5 in Nassau, Bahamas. Kenya had only three sprinters at the 2020 Tokyo OlympicsEmmanuel Korir, Hellen Syombua and Mary Moraa, in 400m.
Were and Ekwams results are a result of the ongoing sprinters camps that started before the World Indoor Championships held on March 1-3 in Glasgow, Scotland. Besides, their World Indoor Championships 4x400m team finished fourth in an African record 3:06.71.
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AK and NOC-K now ought to make these camps permanent since having them a few months before the Olympics wont return the best results. Besides, the ongoing government-backed athletics youth camps should also have deliberate programmes for sprinters and field event athletes.
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