Africa Under 18 400m silver medalist Linda Kageha is thankful for the role her grandmother played in her transition into discus. Kageha, who will be representing Kenya in the discus at the August 17-22 World Under 20 Championships, said her grandmother, Kerina Mudhilwa, was the first to notice her talent in discus and encouraged her to pick up the sport. My grandmother was a former discus athlete and one day she happened to find me and other athletes trying out the sport. She encouraged me to continue playing the sport because I have the physique to succeed in it," Kageha said. However, she would put me through the techniques for discus and this helped me grow my natural talent as a discus thrower.

Source: The Star August 04, 2021 01:52 UTC