AK names provisional marathon team for Paris Olympics
Kelvin Kiptum of Kenya celebrates after winning the 2023 Chicago Marathon professional men's division and setting a world record marathon time of 2:00.35 on October 08, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.
Mutwii explained that each of the categories will be whittled down to five in each category-three to compete and two reserves- at the end of January next year
Kenya has held a firm grip in the marathon at the Olympics, winning both men and women’s titles in the last two editions in 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo
Besides Kiptum, who is the reigning London Marathon and Chicago Marathon champion, and Kipchoge, the Berlin Marathon champion and the 2019 world marathon bronze medallist Amos Kipruto have been lined up in the tentative team
Marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum and defending champions Eliud Kipchoge and Peres Jechirchir are among top athletes Athletics Kenya (AK) have picked to prepare for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
AK Director of Competitions, Paul Mutwii disclosed Monday that they have picked 10 athletes in each of the men and women’s categories to do duty for the country.
