The 5000m Commonwealth Games champion, Stella Chesang is leading a number of foreign athletes training in Iten ahead of Commonwealth Games that will be held in Birmingham and world championships in Oregon.
The 25 year-old outshone Kenyans at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia to win gold extended her lead when she competed at the North Rift Athletics Kenya championships last Saturday at Tambach Teachers Training College beating the hosts to win the 5,000m title.
The world mountain running championships champion said she is training in Iten, Elgeyo Marakwet County ahead of the Commonwealth Games and the world championships.
“Iten is a good place for training ahead of many championships across the world. I have been training here as part of my preparations to retain my Commonwealth Games title,” said Chesang.
During the Saturday championships, she clocked 16:08.03 for the 5,000m title beating hosts Maureen Chepkoech who came second in 16:07.08 with the world U20 3,000m silver medalist Zena Jemutai Yego coming home in third in 16:36.05.
The 2015 Africa Junior bronze medallist said that competing in Kenyan championships is the best way to train with champions who can provide the basis for the titles.
“I came here to run with great athletes in Kenya since the majority of them train together in Iten. This is my route map to Commonwealth games and world championships,” said the former Africa Championships 5,000m bronze medalist.
Chesang was not the only foreign but a few South Sudanese Nationals, Ugandans among other nations who are camping in Iten.
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