World 5,000m champion Hellen Obiri, national cross country champion Rodgers Kwemoi, former 800m world champion Eunice Sum and national 400m champion Mary Moraa are some of the notable names in action today. In the women's 5,000m, Obiri has made no secret of her desire to add an Olympic gold to her medal collection. “The Tokyo Games are special for me since Olympic gold is the only medal I am missing in my career. Among them is world champion, Ugandan Halima Nakaayi, who set a national record of 1:58.03 at the Monaco Diamond League. Sawe, the national record holder with 2.28m, qualified for Tokyo courtesy of World Athletics' ranking system.

Source: The Star July 30, 2021 01:52 UTC