{"id":463424,"date":"2011-07-18T15:46:05","date_gmt":"2011-07-18T15:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/18\/kenya-now-go-beat-the-world\/"},"modified":"2011-07-18T15:46:05","modified_gmt":"2011-07-18T15:46:05","slug":"kenya-now-go-beat-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/18\/kenya-now-go-beat-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya: Now Go Beat the World!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"23.3176855895\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nation.co.ke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/nation180.jpg\" alt=\"The Nation (Nairobi)\" title=\"Visit The Nation (Nairobi)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>17 July 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>editorial<\/p>\n<p>Nairobi \u2014 The level of performance on show at the National Athletics Championships confirms the rich talent Kenya boasts in track and field events.<\/p>\n<p>It is not every day that more than 500 elite athletes parade at a national event, all eyeing a limited number of slots to make the national team.<\/p>\n<p>Many aspire to wear the national jersey, but just a few get to live that dream.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, those picked for either the World Championship or the All Africa Games must view the their selection as a chance to conquer the rest of the world.<\/p>\n<p>Athletics Kenya must also put into place everything required so that the selected athletes do not take their focus off training to chase personal interests.<\/p>\n<p>The team must stick together although each of the athletes will be aspiring to win gold medals for himself or for herself, and certainly for the country.<\/p>\n<p>For those who didn&#8217;t make the team, this is a reminder that their level of competence was below par, and they must immerse themselves in training and do enough to silence their critics.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>More here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201107182245.html\" title=\"Kenya: Now Go Beat the World!\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kenya: Now Go Beat the World!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 17 July 2011 editorial Nairobi \u2014 The level of performance on show at the National Athletics Championships confirms the rich talent Kenya boasts in track and field events. 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