Kamariny Stadium to open for training six years after closure

Some athletes train at Kamariny Stadium on February 7, 2023, a day after Elgeyo Marakwet County started the establishment of a mud track. [Stephen Rutto, Standard]

When the historic Kamariny Stadium in Iten was shut for a major upgrade to a modern sports facility in 2016, there was hope that athletes would start using it again for their training within one year.

The closure would occasion suffering, with more than 2,000 Iten-based athletes travelling to as far as Tambach Teachers Training College and Eldoret's incomplete Kipchoge Keino Stadium for speed works that are normally done on the track.