{"id":144618,"date":"2026-06-23T09:02:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T09:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/lilian-odira-targets-a-faster-800m-time-at-the-commonwealth-games\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T09:02:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T09:02:56","slug":"lilian-odira-targets-a-faster-800m-time-at-the-commonwealth-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/lilian-odira-targets-a-faster-800m-time-at-the-commonwealth-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Lilian Odira targets a faster 800m time at the Commonwealth Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>World 800m champion Lilian Odira has expressed confidence in clocking a faster time at the forthcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, as she prepares for what promises to be her most competitive season on the international stage.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Following her selection for Team Kenya at the Nyayo Stadium trials in June, Odira believes the preparation period leading to the Games will allow her to fine-tune her fitness and achieve improved performances. The confident runner is targeting a sub-two-minute effort in Glasgow, aiming to build on her impressive world championship victory with a dominant Commonwealth Games display.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019m in great shape and feeling strong,\u201d Odira remarked during the post-trials period. \u201cThe selection process has motivated me, and I\u2019m using this time to\u00a0<span>peak<\/span>\u00a0for Glasgow. A faster time is definitely within reach.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The 800m specialist has been working closely with her coaching team to refine her tactical approach and speed work. With the Commonwealth Games beginning July 23, Odira has approximately one month to perfect her strategy against the strongest field she will face this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Her confidence reflects not just her current form, but her proven pedigree as a world-class competitor. Should Odira deliver on her promise, she could become a medal favorite in what is shaping up to be one of the most competitive 800m fields at a Commonwealth Games in recent memory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbc.co.ke\/lilian-odira-targets-a-faster-800m-time-at-the-commonwealth-games\/\">Lilian Odira targets a faster 800m time at the Commonwealth Games<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbc.co.ke\/\">KBC Digital<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World 800m champion Lilian Odira has expressed confidence in clocking a faster time at the forthcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, as she prepares for what promises to be her most competitive season on the international stage. Following her selection for Team Kenya at the Nyayo Stadium trials in June, Odira believes the preparation period leading [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-144618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144618"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144618\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}