May 28, 2021 Hellen Obiri of Kenya in action during the women's 3000m final [REUTERS]Kenya has not won women’s 10,000m gold medal at the Olympics. Obiri must be at her best to stop Gidey and Hassan’s aggression in 10,000m in Tokyo and, perhaps, enter into annals of history as the first Kenyan Olympic 10,000m champion. World 10,000m bronze medallist Rhonex Kipruto will anchor men’s 10,000m contest. Geoffrey Kamworor, a former world 10,000m silver medallist, will be in action alongside Jacob Krop, sixth at the 2019 World Championships in Doha. The national trials line up has Olympic 10,000m silver medallist Paul Tanui, Lomuket Mark, Stanley Waithaka, Davis Kiplagat, Richard Yator, Daniel Simiu and Michael Kibet.

Source: Standard Digital June 10, 2021 21:33 UTC