Jepchirchir eyes glory in Tokyo as Team Kenya training camp launched

For Peres Jepchirchir, returning to Japan for the 2025 World Athletics Championships next month rekindles memories of her Olympic marathon victory in Tokyo in 2021...
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Kenya's Olympic marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir is set to debut at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo next month, expressing excitement to return to Japan, the site of her 2021 Olympic victory. The Team Kenya training camp was officially launched in Eldoret, with athletes preparing for the global showpiece.
- Jepchirchir aims for a medal in her first World Championships appearance.
- The Team Kenya training camp is located at the Kipkeino High Performance Training Centre in Eldoret, hosted for the second consecutive year by Kazi Mingi Farm, owned by Olympic champion Kipchoge Keino.
- African 800m silver medallist Nicholas Kebenei will also make his World Championships debut in Tokyo, with plans to compete in the Brussels Diamond League on August 22 to test his speed.
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