Ruth Chepngetich has shown superb marathon form earlier this month, when she took the Nagoya women’s race with a world-class 2:18:08. Seven weeks later the 28 year-old hopes to be ready for another super fast performance in Istanbul.
Another athlete, Carolyne Chepkosgei, asked Athletics Kenya to provide sports psychologists to counsel athletes who have been suffering. “Many athletes have been through a lot of problems and maybe this is where the doping menace started,” she surmised.
The day before 9000 children and young people will start the event with the junior race Das Zehntel (“The Tenth”). Even before that, on Friday, the high-quality Marathon Hamburg Expo, with about 80 exhibitors from the endurance and outdoor industry, will set the mood for a great running weekend.
The Governor also called for the certification of coaches to ensure they are authentic and have proper training because some of them have ill intentions that could be detrimental to athletes. “Some (coaches) have introduced our athletes to drugs so what we require is the accreditation of these coach...
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