Despite misfortunes for Kenyan representatives in boxing, rugby, volleyball and taekwondo, 2014 Commonwealth 800m champion Eunice Sum still has her fingers crossed for a massive medal haul at the Tokyo Olympics. Sum said a better overall performance than the Rio Olympics in 2016 would place Kenya on a higher pedestal as a sports powerhouse continentally and worldwide. "My wish is to see Team Kenya go back home with more medals than the previous ones. The former world champion was named as the overall skipper of Team Kenya and has admitted it is a humongous responsibility that she is nonetheless proud to bear. Elsewhere, world 800m bronze medalist Ferguson Rotich says he will be taking it one step at a time as he bids for his first Olympic gold medal.

Source: The Star July 27, 2021 21:00 UTC