It all started with Wilfred Bungei winning the men's 800 meters in a race in which Sudan's Ismail Ahmed Ismail of Sudan came second followed by Alfred Yego of Kenya who got the bronze.
A few minutes later Nancy Jebet Langat of Kenya won the women's 1500 meters in what is being reported as an upset.
More later. Enjoy the photos
Wilfred Bungei of Kenya (2246) crosses the finish line first to win the men's 800m final of the athletics competition in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 23, 2008. The other competitors are Nabil Madi of Algeria (1007), Alfred Kirwa Yego of Kenya (2251), who finished third, Gary Reed of Canada (1295), Ismail Ahmed Ismail of Sudan (2914), who finished second, Yeimer Lopez of Cuba (partially obscured), Nadjim Manseur of Algeria (1008) and Yusuf Saad Kamel of Bahrain.
Gold medallist Wilfred Bungei of Kenya and bronze medallist Alfred Kirwa Yego of Kenya celebrate after competing in the men's 800m final of the athletics competition in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 23, 2008.
Men's 800m winner Wilfred Bungei of Kenya (L) celebrates with compatriot Alfred Kirwa Yego, classified in second position, after the final of the athletics competition in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 23, 2008.
Kenya's Nancy Jebel Langat crosses the finish line to win the gold in the women's 1500-meter final during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008.
Kenya's Nancy Jebel Langat, right, crosses the finish line to win the gold in the women's 1500-meter final during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008.Read BBC Reports Here:
Bungei battles hard to 800m glory
Langat takes 1500m gold for Kenya
UPDATE FROM BEIJING
Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele has survived a strong Kenyan challenge to win gold in the men's 5000 meters where Kenyan's Eliud Kipchoge and Edwin Cheruiyot Soi won the silver and bronze respectively.
This is now shaping up to be the best performance by Kenya at any Olympic games where the country is presently ranked at position 16 overall with a total of 13 medals; 4 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze.
Hongera vijana hongera! Now if we could just expand into other sports. I thought we used to be pretty good in volley ball
ReplyDeleteImpressive!
ReplyDeleteGo Kenya!
ReplyDeleteNajivunia kuwa Mkenya!! Congrats to our athletes.
ReplyDeleteASANTENI SANA WANARIADHA WETU!!!!
ReplyDelete2012 tutachukua 10,000m na 5,000m.
Wanawake wetu pia wamejaribu sana.
Best Olympics was 1988 with 5 gold.
ReplyDeleteAm I having hallucinations here, Kimi Raikkonen, the F1 racing driver in Kumekucha??
ReplyDeleteMama Njeri,
ReplyDeleteYou are NOT hallucinating. That is our own Kenyan Kimi Raikkonen. He has been with us here long enough as a TOUPHIE. Kimi wish you all the best from your pole position in Valencia. Lakini LH bado mbele.
Asanteni sana nyinyi wote ambao mliwakilisha Kenya kule Beijing Uchina.
ReplyDeleteHongera kwa wote walionyakua medali za dhahabu,fedha na shaba.Pongezi pia kwa kikosi kilichoandamana na wanariadha wetu kule Uchina.
Rekodi zimewekwa na zingine kuvunjwa.
Karibuni hapa hapa nyumbani na mwendelee vivyo hivyo sababu kushinda, ni lazima tushinde.haya..asanteni.
Kenya hoiyeee!!!