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She missed out on a ticket to the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary but her eyes are still focused on the many other events to come including the Olympics
Sprints in Kenya especially for women have proved to be an uphill task and most female sprinters tend to give up on the way, however, National Champion Rukia Nusra is not resting on her laurels until she gets to the level she wants.
Nusra, the current national record holder in the 100m Hurdle race, wants to dig deep under her Personal Best time of 13.87 and she is hopeful of making the cut to the Paris Olympics in 2024.
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21:48 - 03.06.2023
ATHLETICS Hurdler Rukia Nusra reveals her ultimate career goal
Her Personal Best time over the distance currently stands at 14.23.
She revealed that getting to the level she is at the moment has not been the easiest of tasks since she has had to sacrifice a lot in order to become the national record holder, just at 21 years old, and make a name for herself.
During the recent National Championships, Nusra was in a class of her own as she sprinted to the finish line and set a new national record of 13.87.
“Breaking a national record isn’t an easy task…it needs commitment and discipline,” an elated Nusra said.
She also disclosed that she was struggling with her weight and the first step towards making it in the category was to cut it down. She added that she did not have the skills in jumping the hurdles and that’s an aspect she is still perfecting.
“I was a bit overweight and jumping the hurdles was very difficult for me…I had to be focused and make sure I shed down some kgs so as to be fit.
It required discipline…there’s a lot I had to cut down for but I’m glad this is paying off well. I’m still perfecting my hurdle technique…I’m not yet where I want to be but I know it’s coming,” Nusra said.
She expressed excitement about being the national record holder and was glad that the hard work was paying off well.
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She missed out on a ticket to the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary but her eyes are still focused on the many other events to come including the Olympics.
“I want to put more effort and dig deep to reduce my time. I want to polish my starts…I want to have a better start and I want to maintain my rhythm from the first hurdle to the last one,” she said.
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