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Athletics Kenya and the National Olympic Committee of Kenya have insisted on being confident that more sprinters will qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games before the deadline later this month.
Athletics Kenya and the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) remain confident that more sprinters will qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games before the deadline elapses.
According to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the qualification and ranking period for all individual events - other than the 10,000m, marathon, combined events, and race walks - will be between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024.
For the 10,000m, combined events, race walks and relays, the qualification and ranking period will be between December 31, 2022 and June 30, 2024, while for the marathon the period will be between November 1, 2022 and April 30, 2024.
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11:03 - 07.06.2024
Explainer: Why the Nyayo National Stadium had to be reopened to host Kenyan Olympic trials
Athletics Kenya Nairobi Chair Barnaba Korir has explained why the Ulinzi Sports Complex could not be used to host the Kenyan Olympic trials as earlier stated.
Athletics Kenya Nairobi chair Barnaba Korir revealed that the federation is not scratching heads because they have invested heavily in providing the sprinters with the right equipment to ensure they achieve the targets.
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“You can recall that in the last three months, the National Olympic Committee of Kenya and Athletics Kenya have tried everything possible to support sprinters.
“In fact, at one time, they stayed in the camp at the Nyayo National Stadium, they also went to South Africa which was sponsored by NOC-K to go and try to qualify in the relays.
“They were sent to Miramas and some of them are still there and they will be coming back so that they can also improve their times. They have been given every chance to go and qualify, especially the sprinters,” Korir said during a press conference.
He added that Athletics Kenya has invited other teams from Botswana, Uganda, and South Sudan to push Kenya to the limits in terms of qualifying for the relays.
Korir also noted that all hope is not lost since there will also be the Africa Senior Athletics Championships where sprinters will also be competing with the hope of attaining the qualifying time.
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10:03 - 08.06.2024
David Rudisha reveals the sport he would be doing if not for track & field
Two-time world 800m champion David Rudisha has disclosed the sport he would be playing if not for the 800m on the track.
However, he was quick to note that they will not pressurize the athletes to qualify if it is not possible since Africa’s fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala has already qualified and will be competing in the city of love.
“The federation will continue to see how they can support…In fact, in these trials, AK has invited the teams from Botswana, Uganda, and South Sudan and the purpose is to ensure the teams get the opportunity, especially in the relay, to see if they can qualify with other teams.
“We want the sprint events like the 100m to get every opportunity to qualify…we still have the African Championships and we want to see if they can still qualify. The sprinters have been given all the possible opportunities to qualify, and all the support so they can train and compete and AK has done its best.
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08:32 - 08.06.2024
Usain Bolt predicts who will win the men's 100m race at the upcoming Paris Olympic games
The 100m race appears not to have any favorites at the upcoming Paris Olympic games, and Bolt has given his prediction as to who will win the Olympics.
“The dynamics are changing and there is more focus on sprints and field events and we want to increase more camps with the main focus on field events. AK is also securing other technical things for sprints like the starting blocks and other things that sprinters need,” he said.
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