LOOKING BEYOND ATHLETICS: Keino urges Kenyan teams to widen scope ahead of next year’s Olympics Games in Rio

Gems Cambridge International school - tartan track
National Olympic Committee of Kenya President Kipchoge Keino and Gems Cambridge International School CEO when he commissioned the 400m tartan running track at the institution on 28-11-2014.PHOTO/DENNIS OKEYO

National Olympic Committee of Kenya chair Kipchoge Keino said Kenya will seek to widen its medal scope beyond track and field at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

Keino, himself a double Olympic gold medal winner, was speaking in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he had a week-long inspection tour on the facilities and to see how far the games’ preparation have gone.