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Kenya needs to have long-term sports plan in place urgently

President William shares a light moment with gold medalists Faith Kipyegon (left) and Beatrice Chebet at the State Lodge in Eldoret. He hosted the Kenya's athletes who participated in the Paris 2024 Olympics for breakfast at the Eldoret State Lodge. [PCS]

Independent Kenya first participated in the Olympic Games during the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the 800 meters event. For such a young nation, this was a serious statement of intent.

Kenya has since then evolved to become an enviable powerhouse in the middle and long-distance races that most countries with more resources and bigger population can only dream of. Today, our country has more than one hundred and twenty medals.

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