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Why agile Rawino carries Kenya's hopes in Decathlon

Decathlete Dickson Rawino trains at Kasarani Stadium ahead of Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics. [KSFD, Standard]

After the rebirth of sprinting, especially the 100m category by Kenyan sprint ace Ferdinand Omanyala, which has put the country on the global map, Kenyan athletes are now daring to go in areas never explored before.

One such athlete following in the footsteps of Omanyala is Dickson Rawino, who is gradually making in-roads in a very rare discipline, the decathlon.

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