Exploring Kenya's long-distance running culture in Iten

STORY: Exploring Kenya's long-distance running culture in Iten DATELINE: July 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of athletes running 2. STANDUP (English): RUTH WANGARA, Xinhua reporter 3. various of athletes running 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CALISTUS KIMUTAI, Kenyan athlete 5. various of Kenyan athletes 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KELVIN KIMTAI CHEPSIGOR, Student-athlete from Kenya 7. various of Kenyan athletes 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JAMES KWALIA, Kenyan long-distance running coach 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): KENNEDY KIBYEGO, Kenyan athlete 10. various of athletes running STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): RUTH WANGARA, Xinhua reporter "Kenya is world-renowned and stands tall in athletics with long-distance running and marathons being the apex of their victory. As we cheer them on and enjoy their epic wins, it is here in Iten in northwestern Kenya that the athletes come to get their training, with many of them traveling from many kilometers (away) or around the worl

(SP)CZECH REPUBLIC-PRAGUE-HALF MARATHON

(SP)CZECH REPUBLIC-PRAGUE-HALF MARATHON

(230402) -- PRAGUE, April 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- First-place finisher Roncer Kipkorir Konga (C) from Kenya poses with second-place Maxwell Kortek Rotich (L) from Uganda and third-place Geoffrey Kimutai Koech from Kenya during the awarding ceremony for the men's race of Prague Half Marathon 2023 in Prague, the Czech Republic, on April 1, 2023. Prague Half Marathon 2023 was held on Saturday. (Photo by Dana Kesnerová/Xinhua)

(SP)KAZAKHSTAN-ASTANA-ATHLETICS-ASIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS-MEN'S 3000M

(SP)KAZAKHSTAN-ASTANA-ATHLETICS-ASIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS-MEN'S 3000M

(230213) -- ASTANA, Feb. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- (from L to R, top) Silver medalist Sato Keita of Japan, gold medalist Mahomad Algarni of Qatar and bronze medalist Shadrack Kimutai Koech of Kazakhstan pose during the awarding ceremony after the men's 3000m final at the 10th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, Feb. 12, 2023. (Photo by Kalizhan Ospanov/Xinhua)