Retired athletics champion Michael Cherono, 65, is tired of boredom and poverty. Cherono from Kaptere in Baringo North subcounty said he is optimistic he can still win gold and save his family and community from abject poverty. The veteran athlete said in 1975, while in secondary school, he won the East African 1,500m championship in Iringa-Tanzania. Cherono is among the nine-member team from Baringo set to register with Athletics Kenya Masters (AKM) for the elderly at Eldoret this Saturday. Others are former retired athletics icons Mathew Birir, Rael Mitich, Mary Chepkoiyo, Charles Cheruiyot, Jonah Birir, Rodah Chebon, Caroline Bowen, Sammy Cheruiyot and Elijah Chelagat.

Source: The Star February 22, 2019 19:41 UTC