Faith Cherotich's manager opens up on relationship shared with Jackline Chepkoech

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ATHLETICS Faith Cherotich's manager opens up on relationship shared with Jackline Chepkoech

Abigael Wafula 16:12 - 06.01.2024

Faith Cherotich’s manager Valentijn Trouw has explained the relationship the 19-year-old shares with track rival Jackline Chepkoech.

Faith Cherotich’s manager Valentijn Trouw from Global Sports Communication, has opened up on the relationship her client shares with track rival Jackline Chepkoech.

Cherotich and Chepkoech, a former World Under-20 champion, have been to several Diamond League Meetings together and they were also in action at the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

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Trouw noted that the duo always share a room during Diamond League Meetings and they are surely destined for greatness.

“I think both Faith and Jackline are the future for Kenya in the steeplechase. We help them both.

“They don’t train together, but they are very good together when they are in the Diamond League. They share the room together and they are friendly, but they don’t train together.

“Faith is still a bit younger and newer to athletics and to settings like this. But at the same time, she is very much herself, and that helps not just in life in general, but also in sports,” he said as per World Athletics.

Meanwhile, the manager also explained that they are looking for a coach who will take Cherotich’s career forward.

He added that so far, the 19-year-old has been in school and she had a local coach who had been training her. Going forward, he added that they will be seeking to make her gain experience.

“As for her coach, we are now looking for someone to take her career forward. So far, she has been in school and she had a local coach who has been overseeing her.

“For 2024 she would like to get more experience in the Diamond Leagues, and to run consistently under nine minutes, and to go for a good result at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

“She just wants to make the next step in athletics. But she is in a phase of her career where things can go fast,” he added.

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