Kelvin Bii will be the only field-event athlete for Team Kenya at the 21st World Athletics Under-20 Championships, slated for Oregon, USA,
\nbetween the 5th and 9th of next month.<\/p>\n
Bii began as a sprinter in the 100m and 200m in 2024 before switching to triple jump simply because he loves the sport and wants to be unique.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have participated in 100m and 200m, but I was using it to give me speed. I can compete in decathlon as well; my training is good so far,My weakness
\nwas speed and drills as well as jumping, but now I feel I am better.\u201dstated Bii<\/p>\n
The breakthrough for Bii came last year when he clinched gold during the Africa School Games in Algeria, before securing silver at the Africa Under-18 Championship in Abeokuta, Nigeria.<\/p>\n
With a personal best jump of 16.04m in the triple jump, which he achieved in Nigeria, Bii, also known as Kemboi,aims to improve it in the USA.<\/p>\n
\u201cLast year I competed at the Africa School Games where I won a gold medal in Algeria before getting gold during the African Under-18 and U20 Championship in Nigeria.\u201dsaid Bii<\/p>\n
Bii began as a sprinter in the 100m and 200m in 2024 before switching to triple jump simply because he loves the sport and wants to be unique.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have participated in 100m and 200m, but I was using it to give me speed. I can compete in decathlon; my training is good so far,my weakness was speed and drills as well as jumping,
\nbut now I feel I am better.\u201dBii said<\/p>\n
Last year I competed at the Africa School Games where I won a gold medal in Algeria before getting gold during the African Under-18 and U20 Championship in Nigeria,\u201dstated Bii<\/p>\n
\u201cLack of strength, but I am working on it through more practice and am sure I will be alright. My target is to come away with a gold medal and clock a personal best.\u201dhe added<\/p>\n
In the long run, he wants to become the first Kenyan to qualify for the Olympics in the 2028 LA Games in this event.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy role model is Christian Taylor of the USA, but I also follow the 2020 Olympic champion from Portugal, Pedro Pichardo,\u201d said Bii<\/p>\n
Kenya has fielded 23 athletes for the global showcase as it aims to better its 2024 Lima, Peru outing after finishing 5th with 3 golds, 3 silvers, and a bronze.<\/p>\n
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