By then, there were no basic training points in Kenya for javelin throwers, Yego watched videos of javelin throwers such as Andreas Thokildsen and Jan Zelezny on Youtube. After training, Yego broke Commonwealth and African Record for javelin with a personal best score of 92.72 meters. My personal inner desire and will to achieve the best I could drove me.”The star indeed opened the way for field events. Julius Yego is known by many after he became world champion in javelin throwing. Long Jump, High Jump, Discuss, Tripple Jump among others still remain unexploited.

Source: Daily Nation June 01, 2016 11:37 UTC