And that’s what Wycliffe Kinyamal, the Commonwealth Games 800m champion, longs to achieve. They include former world record holder Kenyan-born-Dane Wilson Kipketer, former Africa champion Sammy Kosgei and 2008 Olympic champion Wilfred Bungei. They include 1987 world championships sensation Stephen Ole Marai, two-time world 800m champion Billy Konchella, 2011 World Youth champion Leonard Kosencha among others. He trains alongside three-time world half marathon champion Geoffrey Kamworor, Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge and Olympic 1,500m champion Faith Chepng’etich. However, his rapid rise was halted with a long-term back injury that saw him miss the 2019 World Championships in Doha.

Source: Standard Digital March 14, 2021 00:22 UTC