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As Kenyans usher in 2024, multiple world and Olympics champion Faith Kipyegon has one wish to the government on behalf of athletes
Three-time world 1,500m champion Faith Kipyegon has urged the government to improve the state of stadiums in the country so that Kenya can reap the full potential of its athletics talent.
Kipyegon feels there is a lot of talent going to waste around the country due to limited or lack of training facilities, a challenge that can be solved if government becomes serious about improving the infrastructure.
“The challenges that we go through is the tracks where to train because sometimes when it is raining, everywhere is muddy and we have to train on tarmac roads,” Kipyegon told NTV.
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“We urge our government to improve our stadiums so that we can have the next generation coming out and winning medals. When we get stadiums, the athletes will come out to train pursue their dreams.”
Kipyegon gave an example of sprinters who are coming up in large numbers thanks to the success of Africa’s fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala but are having it rough due to lack of proper training facilities.
“We have many athletes in our country. For sprinters like Omanyala, who is doing a good job now to improve and mentor the upcoming sprinters,” she added.
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“When you go to one of the weekend meetings, you will see the groups doing like 17 heats to get into the final of 100m. It shows the athletes are coming out now and it is only for the government to improve on stadiums.
“That is how we will get many athletes because the sprinters cannot go to the tarmac like Kelvin Kiptum can in marathon. Sprinters, do not have elsewhere to train, only stadium, and also for the middle-distance runners it is the same.
“For us to be on top, we have to get somewhere to train. So, it is only a matter of our government improving our stadiums and athletes coming out to embrace our talents.”
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Stadia remains one of the biggest challenges for sports personalities in Kenya as several promises to improve existing or build new ones have hardly been met by successive regimes.
A few county governments have tried to build stadiums but either failed or put up facilities that do not meet the standards, leaving athletes frustrated.
Even in football, Kenya does not have a stadium that can host international matches after Kasarani and Nyayo failed inspection tests from Confederation of African Football and many are hoping to see a different approach in 2024.
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