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Istanbul has proved we can turn tables in Tokyo

It is now crystal clear. The Kenyan team to the Olympic Games that will take place in Tokyo, Japan, from July 24 to August 8 can break virgin grounds in long-distance running.

Kenya has never won women’s 10,000m gold in the Olympic Games history. The last time we won the men’s gold over the distance was in 1968 through the late Naftali Temu in Mexico.

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