{"id":110686,"date":"2024-01-11T20:45:10","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T20:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/kandie-is-ready-to-fight-off-competition-to-make-kenyas-team-to-paris"},"modified":"2024-01-11T21:24:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T21:24:03","slug":"kandie-is-ready-to-fight-off-competition-to-make-kenyas-team-to-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/kandie-is-ready-to-fight-off-competition-to-make-kenyas-team-to-paris","title":{"rendered":"Kandie is ready to fight off competition to make Kenya’s team to Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>With the Valencia Half Marathon title safely tucked away in the bag, Kenyan course sensation Kibiwott Kandie now has his sights firmly trained on the Paris 2024 Olympics.<\/p>\n

In an interview on Wednesday, Kandie vowed to burn the midnight oil until he cracks a spot on the Kenyan marathon team for the Paris 2024 Olympics.<\/p>\n

Although his last race at the Valencia Marathon on December 4 saw him fizzle out to a disappointing sixth after clocking 2:04:48, Kandie said he is ready to rise from the ashes of the heart-wrenching debacle to curve a niche for himself in the Olympic Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll my focus is on the Paris Olympic Games and I\u2019m ready to give my best shot in marathon. The marathon has never been my specialty but I believe I have gathered adequate experience from the half marathon that will help me navigate the new waters effectively,\u201d Kandie remarked.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have now decided to graduate to the marathon and I hope to seal a slot in the Kenyan team that will be participating in next year\u2019s Olympics in Paris. I will be aiming for a podium finish with clinching the gold medal as my main goal,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Indeed, Kandie is likely to face formidable competition in the race for a Kenyan ticket, including multiple Berlin Marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m aware securing a place on the Kenyan team to Paris won\u2019t be a walk in the park. We have some great Kenyan marathoners who are also eyeing the ticket. It\u2019s all about competition and I\u2019m ready to put my best foot forward,\u201d Kandie stated.<\/p>\n

If he manages to punch a ticket on the plane to the French capital, Kandie hopes to replicate his performance at the Valencia Half Marathon on October 22, where he obliterated a rich field of competitors to defend his title.<\/p>\n

The 2023 Valencia Half Marathon feat was the third major decoration in his glittering career, having previously sauntered to victory in 2020 and 2022.<\/p>\n

The Valencia race recorded the fastest half marathon of 2023, with three runners locked in a photo finish.<\/p>\n

Kandie breezed to triumph in an impressive 57:40, ahead of Yomif Kejelcha who wrapped up second in a time of 57:41, followed closely by Hagost Gebrhiwet, also at 57:41.<\/p>\n

Kandie\u2019s time not only made it the fastest of 2023 but also ranked as the fourth-fastest in the history of the event.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, his performance, albeit sterling, was nowhere near the master class act he exhibited at the 2020 Elite Edition of the Valencia Half Marathon, where he set a new world record time of 57:32. In 2021, he set a course record at the Istanbul Half Marathon and won The Giants Geneva 10k.<\/p>\n

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