Kenyan Athletics

Kenyan long distance running stars have made it easier for anyone around the world to find Kenya on the map. Kenya has become the most dominant country in competitive long distance running around the world since the legendary Kipchoge Keino and Henry Rono set the bar decades ago and established Kenya as an athletics powerhouse. Since the mid-1960s, Kenyan men have earned the largest share of major honors in international athletics at distances from 800 metres to the marathon and recently Kenyan women have joined the tally. These are largely attributed to the Kalenjin people, also known as “the running tribe”, who inhabit the Rift Valley Province in Kenya.