World junior 1,500m record holder Ronald Kwemoi is aiming top position at the Athletics Kenya national Olympic Games trials that starts today morning to Saturday.
Kwemoi, who set the world junior record in 2014 said he wants to cut the Olympic Games team in his 1,500m favourite to earn a medal for the country at the global championships.
Speaking in Eldoret after morning training, Kwemoi said he was working on his speed-work, taking on 5,000m as a way of gaining endurance and speed for the trials.
“As Kenyans, we need to prepare was in order to run well at both trials and at the Olympics Games better than other years to secure the name of our country,” said Kwemoi.
He added that they really need to improve at the Olympics especially for those who will cut into the team.
“Just like me, I want to cut into the team and for those who will, I wish them the best as I want the same slot too. Today I trained about 5km and I feel my body is good, in stable condition for the trials,” added Kwemoi.
He says that the training has been good expectations of cutting into the team.
“Just like any other runner, I want the slot for the Olympics and God will bless those who will run.”
On juniors who will compete at the World under 20 championships, he said that anybody can break his seven year old record saying it is not his race only
“Someone will come and break it but I want to tell them that they should do better to break it because they have the potential to do it. As we host the world under 20, since I have not been watching juniors run, I hope they will break it.”