The coach, who settled on the star-studded provisional marathon squad for Team Kenya, has explained how the country will ensure their objectives are achieved at the Paris Olympics. Veteran athletics coach Julius Kirwa has explained why Kenya selected its marathon team to the Paris Olympics over seven months before the games. Athletics Kenya unveiled a formidable provisional team of 20 marathoners (10 men and as many women) on Monday with the team having been selected in November as the country seeks to begin early preparations. The star-studded team has marathon great Eliud Kipchoge, world record holder Kelvin Kiptum, Boston and New York Marathon champion Hellen Obiri as well as three-time world half marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir among the big names included and Kirwa has given an insight into the thinking behind the early unveiling. Besides Kipchoge and Kiptum, Vincent Ngetich, second at the Berlin Marathon this year, Rotterdam Marathon runners-up Timothy Kiplagat, former Chicago and Boston Marathon champion Benson Kipruto, Bernard Koech, two-time New York Marathon champion Geoffrey Kamworor, Cyprian Kotut, 2022 London Marathon champion Amos Kipruto and Titus Kipruto also made the list provisional list.

Source: The Star December 07, 2023 06:16 UTC