H.E the governor Dr.Cleophas Lagat congratulates all those who participated in Eldoret at (Kipchoge Keino Stadium) for Rio Olympic selection that ended yesterday in Eldoret.
During the selection,dramatic results and upsets galore, a strong ‘Team Kenya’ to next month’s Olympic Games was selected as the two-day trials closed in Eldoret yesterday with Deputy President William Ruto in attendance.
No doubt the biggest casualties were defending Olympic champion and world 800 metres record holder David Rudisha, former world champion over the distance Eunice Sum, last year’s Diamond League steeplechase champion Jairus Birech and world 10,000 metres silver medallist Geoffrey Kamworor.