KDF firing blanks

Peter Muindi of Embakasi leads in men's 10,000m finals during KDF championships at Nyayo Stadium on May 9. [Dennis Okeyo, Standard]

They boast many firsts in Kenya’s athletics history. From track, cross country to marathon; they dominated over the years.

One of the foremost stars Wilson Kiprugut Chumo delivered Kenya’s first ever Olympic medal when he won bronze in 800m in Tokyo, Japan, in 1964. The late Some Muge emerged as Kenya’s first cross country medallist when he won bronze at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1983.