10. CONSESLUS KIPRUTO

Only few athletes have been as consistent as Kenyan 3000m Steeplechase specialist, Conseslus Kipruto in the Diamond League this year.

The Diamond Race leader has enjoyed an undefeated Diamond League season in 2016, with his latest victory being in Monaco, where he recorded his fifth straight Diamond League win with a time of 8:08.12.

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Conseslus Kipruto has been dominant in the Diamond League season this year. Photo Credit: citizentv.co.ke

Although he was handed his first defeat this year by Alex Kibet at the Kenyan Championships, one cannot rule him out as a favourite when he lines up on the track, chasing his first global win at senior level.

His biggest competitor will be in Olympic Champion and teammate, Ezekiel Kemboi who hasn’t finished outside the medal zone in a major competition since the Olympic Games in Beijing. The duo have SBs of 8:00.12 and 8: 14.19 respectively, with Kipruto having the edge as the World Leader.

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Kemboi and Kipruto will be favourites for the Olymic GOLD medal. Photo Credit: www.zimbio.com

When the pair lines up on the track for the finals of the event, the fans at the stadium will surely be expecting a Kenyan 1-2-3. But the question is who’s going to inspire the lead when they cross the finish line?

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Funmi Fameso is a Junior Sports Writer at Making of Champions. She is a 2012 Graduate of Lagos State University, where she obtained a BSc in Microbiology. She worked as a Health Centre Laboratory Assistant during her NYSC year and since then she has worked as a Junior Sports Writer for her church’s youth magazine, Kingsword Youth Club Magazine. It was watching the Sydney 2000 Olympics that ignited her passion of sports, most especially Athletics. Sports means three things to her: Passion, Hard Work and Dedication!

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