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

Kenyan athletes, coaches eagerly anticipate Chengdu Universiade

STORY: Kenyan athletes, coaches eagerly anticipate Chengdu Universiade DATELINE: July 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a venue for the 31st FISU Summer World University Games 2. various of Kenyan athletes training 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KELVIN KIMTAI CHEPSIGOR, Student-athlete from Kenya 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JAMES KWALIA, Kenyan long-distance running coach 5. various of Kenyan athletes training STORYLINE: The 31st International University Sports Federation (FISU) Summer World University Games, which is scheduled from July 28 to August 8 in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, is just around the corner. Kenyan student-athletes and coaches have been preparing for the event and shared their expectations for the Chengdu Universiade. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KELVIN KIMTAI CHEPSIGOR, Student-athlete from Kenya "I'm Kelvin Kimtai Chepsigor, a student-athlete at Kisii University. Currently, I'm training for the World University Games that will be

(SP)KENYA-ITEN-TRACK & FIELD-YOUNG RUNNER-AIMING FOR CHENGDU

(SP)KENYA-ITEN-TRACK & FIELD-YOUNG RUNNER-AIMING FOR CHENGDU

(230611) -- ITEN, June 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan runner Kelvin Kimtai Chepsigor (R) from Kisii University talks with coach James Kwalia during a training session in Eldoret, Kenya, on June 6, 2023. At nearly 6 am, the first morning light shines upon the landmark arch written with "Home of Champions" in Iten, the runners gathered here to greet each other with a fist bump, stretch their muscles, and prepare for the first training session of the day. With an average altitude of 2,400 meters, Iten sits in the west of Kenya, near the Great Rift Valley of East Africa. It is an ideal long-distance running training place and is the cradle of many world-class middle and long distance runners. In Iten, athletes of different camps, age groups, and genders train together and inspire each other with their performance. The 22-year-old Kelvin Kimtai Chepsigor, an athlete student from Kisii University who trains in Iten, was born in Kitale, a small town in the northwest of Iten. "Eliud Kipchoge is my idol, and his experie