World 800m record holder’s coach Bro Colm O’Connell was yesterday honored by the Elgeyo Marakwet county government by naming one of the Iten’s street under his name.
O’Connell who Arrived in the country 42 years ago, has been training many Kenyan runners who have conquered the world that includes David Rudisha.
Christened as Home of Champions, Iten’s street, O’Connell bears a similarity with a street in Dublin, Ireland where Bro Colm hails from.
According to O’Connell, he feels appreciated by naming of the street that leads to St Patrick’s Boys High School Iten where he has been living since he set foot in Kenya in 1976.
Facebook Comments