Kenya U-20 athletes undergo counselling session ahead of World Championships

Kenya's team for the World Athletics Under-20 Championships, currently in a residential training camp in Kasarani, took some time off their routine training yesterday to attend a psychological training and counselling session organized by Athletics Kenya...

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Kenya's Under-20 athletes preparing for the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, USA, have received psychological training and counseling from Athletics Kenya.

The session focused on emotional self-care, handling pressure, fame, finances, and relationships, aiming to prepare the 23 athletes (12 boys, 11 girls) for the global event from August 5th to 9th.
Key individuals involved include Counselling Psychologist Dr. Agnes Nthangi and Athletics Kenya Chief Administrative Officer Susan Kamau.
Athletics Kenya announced that such psychological training will become mandatory for Kenyan teams before international assignments to enhance performance and tackle doping.