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Conseslus Kipruto has sent a plea to Julius Yego as he starts his Olympic qualification campaign at the African Games.
Two-time world 3000m steeplechase champion Conseslus Kipruto has sent a plea to 2015 world javelin champion Julius Yego as he kickstarts his Olympic campaign at the African Games in Accra, Ghana.
Yego has been joined by Alexander Kiprotich in the continental showpiece and the duo will be hoping to take the first two slots in the final.
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The four-time African champion shared a photo of himself after landing successfully in Ghana and captioned it: “Safely landed in Accra, Ghana for the African games.”
Kipruto, the former Olympic 3000m steeplechase champion, pleaded with Yego to make sure he attains the Olympic qualification at the event.
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“Good luck champion, return with qualifying standards for Olympic games,” Kipruto commented on the photo shared by Yego, who added a reply appreciating his compatriot.
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.
As per the Olympics, all performances must be achieved during competitions organised or authorised by World Athletics, its Area Associations, or its National Federations under its rules and published on the World Athletics Global Calendar.
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For the men, they must throw a distance of 85.50m to qualify for the event while the women must throw 74.00 to qualify for the global bonanza.
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