Kenya’s team to the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics literally hit the ground running when they shook off their jet lag with a light evening workout just hours after landing in the German capital on Tuesday morning.Newly-appointed head coach Peter Mathu’s business-like approach is aimed at raising the team’s morale to what he would like to see as an all-time high ahead of the competition that starts off with the men’s shot putt qualifying round at 10.05am local time (11.05am Kenyan time) on Saturday.
The Kenyan team landed in Berlin – without its marathoners – at about 9am local time after connecting from Nairobi through Zurich in flawless Swiss Air flights that left the squad in high spirits.
“Great connections and no problems at all. We could not have hoped to have a better journey, and now the business begins,” said Mathu, who was in previous head coach Julius Kirwa’s coaching staff at the Beijing Olympics last year.
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Meanwhile a German gazette reports that the Kenyan athletes import their own milk. One package per athlete per day - that's everyone's dose. Good for your eyes!
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