Athletics

Kenya: Olympics ‘Begins Correct’ for Kenya As Observe and Subject Commences in Paris

August 13, 2024
Ibrahim

Nairobi — The Olympic Video games will ‘start correct’ for Group Kenya in Paris on Friday afternoon, with observe and subject competitions commencing on the iconic Stade de France within the French capital.

Already, Shujaa had graced the stadium in rugby sevens final week, ending ninth, whereas the ladies’s volleyball group, Malkia Strikers are already in motion.

On Thursday, walker Samuel Gathimba competed within the 20km race stroll ending twenty second, whereas Judoka Zeddy Cherotich was on the mat within the ladies’s 78kg class, dropping within the first spherical in her Olympics debut.

However now, all eyes will likely be on the tartan observe on the Stade de France, the place Kenya is anticipated to do properly and combat for medals, with a possibility for the primary on Friday within the males’s 10,000m.

Capital Sports activities appears at what’s in retailer for Group Kenya on Friday.

1:10pm – Males’s 1500m preliminaries

Kenya’s journey to reclaim the 1500m title it final received in 2008 through Asbel Kiprop will begin Friday afternoon, with the preliminary races.

Brian Komen, Tokyo 2020 silver medalist Timothy Cheruiyot and teen Reynold Cheruiyot will likely be flying Kenya’s flag.

Komen, a debutant on the Video games will likely be first off in Warmth One, Cheruiyot up subsequent in Two and Reynold in Three. In his final two competitions this season, Cheruiyot has proven indicators of regaining his outdated self, having battled accidents for the previous two seasons.

The primary six throughout the road will qualify for the semi-finals.

8:10pm – Ladies’s 5,000m Heats

In her quest for a historic double, simply as she did on the World Championships in Budapest final 12 months, Kenya’s observe darling Religion Kipyegon will get her marketing campaign off in her ‘non-traditional’ race, the 5,000m.

She heads into the opening warmth with confidence, in a race that she set a world report for final 12 months, and having recovered properly from harm to additionally set a world report in her conventional 1500m race, Kipyegon is excessive on confidence.

Perennial rivals, defending champion Sifan Hassan, Gudaf Tsegay (bronze medalist from Tokyo 2020) and Ejgayehu Taye of Ethiopia, will even be competing on this stream in addition to compatriot Margaret Chelimo.

That is anticipated to be essentially the most aggressive Warmth of the race.

World silver medalist, one other high prospect for Group Kenya on this race, Beatrice Chebet, will likely be within the second warmth, which has restricted high competitors.

The primary eight in every warmth will e book a slot within the remaining and the Kenyan trio is anticipated to do properly.

9:10pm -4x400m combined relay

Having certified to the Video games by advantage of rating, Kenya’s 4x400m relay group will look to make the most effective of their likelihood.

They are going to line up in a troublesome Warmth One which has powerhouses Jamaica, USA and Poland. The primary three finishers in every warmth qualify for the ultimate the place they are going to be joined by the 2 quickest fourth positioned groups throughout each heats.

Kenya’s group includes of Mercy Chebet, David Sanayek, Veronica Mutua and the skilled Boniface Mweresa.

9:45pm – Ladies’s 800m

World champion Mary Moraa will get her quest for an Olympic gold began on Friday night time when she weapons off with the heats.

The dancing queen begins off in Warmth 5, the place she has the quickest time this season, and is anticipated to usually do properly. Kenya’s different two representatives, debutants Lilian Odira and Vibian Chebet compete in warmth six and three respectively.