Athletics

Kenya: I am Perfecting My Final Kick, Komen Says After Cruising Into 1500m Paris Olympics Semis

August 12, 2024
Ibrahim

Paris, France — With an apparently insatiable urge for food for fulfillment, Kenya’s 1500m hopeful Brian Komen is hinting at a attainable ‘killer intuition’ forward of the lads’s 1500m semis slated for August 4.

Komen certified 2nd to the semifinals in warmth one by the way on his maiden Olympic Video games look and carries an air of confidence into the following part of competitors which is able to precede the finals on August 6.

The Kenyan athlete bossed the opening lap earlier than crossing the end line in second behind Josh Kerr of Nice Britain.

Requested about his race technique within the warmth, Komen commented, “The environment was all good, additionally the race was good. I totally loved it being my first ever race on the Summer time Video games. My focus right here right now was simply to safe a place, to qualify for the semifinal. And now that I’ve certified, I’ll return once more, loosen up, and look forward to the semis. The technique has labored nicely. That was the entire idea- to safe a place.”

-Killer Intuition-

And prodded to elucidate his technique for the semis and the finals, Komen continued: “I’ve been working towards for the final kick for fairly someday, as a result of I do know in athletics all people is sweet in lapping, and the one good place to safe a place is the final 200m or 300m. So, let’s examine how the following races go.”

Komen hopes to qualify for the ultimate then unleash his knack for resilience and pace.

“All Kenyans wish to be within the finals and that’s the place we’ll go for the kill. The essence is to first prevail within the semis is to qualify to the following stage. We are going to sit down with our coaches, colleagues and we’ll provide you with a method that can information us accordingly.”

Komen (born 10 August 1998) was a gold medalist on the 2023 African Video games over 1500 metres.

In April 2024, Komen ran a private greatest for 1500 metres in Nairobi of three:32.29.

Competing indoors in 2024, he completed runner-up on the Sparkassen Indoor Assembly in Dortmund over 1500 metres, earlier than ending eighth and fourth respectively on the Czech Indoor Gala in Prague and on the Metz Moselle Athleor in France.[3] His time of three:37.42 in Metz was an indoors private greatest.

Komen gained the Kenyan African Video games nationwide trials, beating Abel Kipsang into second place in Nairobi in a time of three:38.26.

On 22 March 2024, he was a gold medalist over 1500 metres on the 2023 African Video games in Accra in a time of three:39.19.

On 20 April 2024, he was the runner-up over 1500 metres on the Kip Keino Basic in Kenya.[9] In Could 2024, he gained the 1500 metres on the 2024 Doha Diamond League occasion.

On 12 July 2024, he ran a private greatest 3:28.80 for the 1500 metres on the 2024 Herculis Diamond League occasion in Monaco.

1500 METRES MEN’S HEAT 1-02 AUG 2024

*First 6 in every warmth (Q) advance to Semi-Ultimate, all others (Re) advance to Repechage Spherical (besides DNS, DNF, DQ

1 GBR Josh KERR 3:35.83 SB Q

2 KEN Brian KOMEN 3:36.31 Q

3 NOR Narve Gilje NORDÅS 3:36.41 Q

4 1023 MAR Anass ESSAYI 3:36.44 Q

5 1339 USA Yared NUGUSE 3:36.56 Q

6 GER Robert FARKEN 3:36.62 Q

7 BEL Jochem VERMEULEN 3:36.66 Repechage

8 SWE Samuel PIHLSTRÖM 3:36.80 Repechage

9 IRL Cathal DOYLE 3:37.82 Repechage

10 ESP Mario GARCÍA 3:37.90 Repechage

11 POL Filip RAK 3:38.12 Repechage