Kenya's Timothy Cheruiyot holds the national flag after winning the Men's 10,000m final at the 2019 IAAF Athletics World Championships at the Khalifa International stadium in Doha on October 6, 2019. [Photo by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC / AFP]World 1500m champion Timothy Cheruiyot longs to go one better at the Olympic Games that run in Tokyo, Japan, from July 23 to August 8. “I know the national trials will be too competitive but I will give it my best. Cheruiyot is set to start the season with Doha Diamond League meet before embarking on preparations for Olympic national trials. In 2011, he made his maiden trip to Nairobi to compete in World Youth Championships national trials and managed only a fifth place.

Source: Standard Digital May 22, 2021 15:57 UTC