Kenyan race-walking veteran Samuel Gathimba says he is physically and mentally prepared to win a medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics games in France.
After finishing fourth in the 2023 world championships held in Budapest Hungary, the 2019 African Games champion is confident of making it to the podium.
Gathimba who has now been training in Kasarani where National Olympic Committee of Kenya has set as the residential camp for Team Kenya will be banking on his vast experience gained over the years to come on top.
“The experience I got in Rio 2016 combined with all the African championships I have won medals in will play a critical role in shaping the race I will have in Paris. I believe I have now come of age to be able to deliver in a major world event like the Olympic Games” Gathimba remarked.
Despite missing out in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games Gathimba was determined to make it for the Paris 2024 edition and he did so by clocking 1 hour 18 minutes and 34 seconds in Budapest.
“I have been practicing and I feel I am not only physically prepared but also mentally to do my very best in Paris. My goal is to show Kenya and the world that walking race is just as prestigious a discipline like all the others by winning a medal in Paris.” Gathimba said.
