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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Double Olympic Games champion, the legendary Kipchoge Keino has donated his Olympic Laurel award to a school named after him in Uasin Gishu County.<\/p>\n

The former National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) president, who became the first-ever recipient of the award in 2016, donated it to Kip Keino High School as a way of motivating students and encouraging the young people from the region to take up sports as a way of life.<\/p>\n

The Olympic Laurel is a distinction awarded by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to honour those who have “made significant achievements in education, culture, development and peace through sport”.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis donation is meant to serve as motivation to upcoming athletes and encouragement to the most unfortunate in the society. It is also a way of showing humility to the community that I grew up in,\u201d said Keino.<\/p>\n

He said the prestigious trophy will serve as a monument of progress to upcoming talents in Kenya and other parts of the world too.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the most precious gift I have received during my athletics career and being the only one who has ever received. I would like to set an example for upcoming athletes. I want to urge them to be disciplined and work hard and respect athletics as a profession,\u201d explained Keino during the handover ceremony at the school.<\/p>\n

At the same, he urged the government to build more sports centres and equip them to grow sports by providing a conducive environment for training.<\/p>\n

In addition to providing learning opportunities for bright students from impoverished families, Kip Keino High School is also a talent development centre.<\/p>\n

Kip0choge is the founder of the institution which currently hosts more than 100 Kenyan orphans in addition to offering more than 500 children aged between 6 and 13 a chance to get an education.<\/p>\n

It is also a High-Performance Training Centre, welcoming the most promising athletes in Kenya.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Kenya<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Kenya. Double Olympic Games champion, the legendary Kipchoge Keino has donated his Olympic Laurel award to a school named after him in Uasin Gishu County. 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