Obscure athlete Caren Chebet will be hoping to make a name for herself when she toes the line for the 3000m Steeplechase at the African Games.
Little-known Caren Chebet will be trying her luck at the African Games in Accra, Ghana after a mixed outing at the Africa Cross-country Championships in Tunisia.
Chebet finished sixth in the senior women’s race, clocking 33:39.84, to cross the finish line in the race that was won by Cynthia Chepngeno. Virginia Nyambura and Azimeraw Degitu finished second and third respectively.
The 23-year-old now shifts her focus to the 3000m steeplechase at the African Games where she intends to achieve a podium finish.
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During last week's national trials at the Nyayo National Stadium, Chebet was in a class of her own as she crossed the finish line first in 9:43.05 ahead of Purity Kirui, who clocked 9:55.56, for a second-place finish.
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“I want to go to the African Games and give my best so that I can finish among the top three athletes. If all goes well, I will go for a gold medal,” she said.
She added that her experience in Tunisia was priceless since she was able to learn a lot of things and gain tactics competing against very strong athletes.
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“I was number six in Tunisia and that gave me the morale to go to the national trials and fight. The course there was not bad and it was a build-up towards here [trials]…I gained a lot of endurance," she added.
“I will give my best and I believe that there is a bright future ahead since I just have to work on my tactic and also improve my endurance more."