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Daniel Mateiko has revealed how he plans to train as he seeks to reclaim Kenya's Olympic gold medal that was last won in 1968.
Daniel Mateiko is a man on a mission as he seeks to reclaim Kenya’s Olympic gold medal in the men’s 10,000m at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The reigning Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon champion noted that he is not changing his training routine as he prepares for his debut at the event.
Mateiko is keen on making history with Team Kenya, and training with the likes of five-time Berlin Marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge and multiple World cross country champion Geoffrey Kamworor is a great motivation for him ahead of the event.
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Kenya last won a gold medal in the men’s 10,000m during the 1968 Mexico Olympic Games through Naftali Temu. Since then, Ethiopians and Britons have defined the 25-lap race but Mateiko will be out to change the narrative.
“I believe my preparation will be good and I have no plans of changing any program that I have been doing so that I go and do my best there. I hope to do my best.
“It’s a great motivation for me to be training with great athletes like Eliud Kipchoge and Geoffrey Kamworor and I have learnt a lot of tactics and resilience from them,” Mateiko said.
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The 25-year-old added that it was a dream come true to make the cut to the Olympic team after clocking a world-leading time in the men’s 10,000m at the Prefontaine Classic, the Diamond League Meeting in Eugene.
He missed out on making the team at the delayed 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games and he explained that failing to impress at the event gave him more courage to try again.
“I felt so good, it was my dream to one day represent Kenya in the Olympic Games and I got the opportunity and I thank God. I believe that I’m going to do my best.
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“Sometimes, I treat my challenges as a climbing ladder towards the next level. I had a self-confidence and I believed in myself,” Mateiko added.
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