Kenya’s athletics chiefs face a difficult decision when selecting their marathon teams for the London Olympics following recent world-class performances by their athletes.
Kenya look set to dominate the Olympic marathons in August after their runners won the London men’s and women’s events on Sunday and took five of the six podium positions for the second year in succession.
Athletics Kenya chairman Isaiah Kiplagat said the selection will be easier among the women but more complicated for the men.
“We have no headache in the selection, especially among the women. We may have to scratch our heads a little in the process of naming the men’s team. We’ll announce it this weekend,” Kiplagat said yesterday.
A source close to the governing body confided the top-three women in Sunday’s London Marathon – Mary Keitany, Edna Kiplagat and Priscah Jeptoo – are likely to be confirmed in the team. Among the men, the source would only confirm Wilson Kipsang – the winner in London on Sunday and the world’s second fastest after Patrick Makau – for Olympic selection.
