WELCOME HOME CHAMPS! Triumphant Team Kenya Returns From The Olympics In Paris
The heroic Team Kenya, which represented the country proudly at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, returned triumphantly to Kenya on Tuesday evening.
The medalists shared their experiences and the joy of completing the course.
The Golden Duo🥇has touched down🤩
— TeamKenya (@OlympicsKe) August 13, 2024
Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet both got 2️⃣ medals at the Paris 2024 Olympics 🇰🇪#TeamKenya #HesabikaNaMabingwa pic.twitter.com/nFj3twzjBe
Kipchumba Murkomen, Sports Cabinet Secretary, led the contingent at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport [JKIA].
Murkomen stood shoulder to shoulder with gold medalists Faith Kipyegon [1500m] and Beatrice Chebet [5000m and 10000m], praising the athletes for their outstanding performances at the Games.
Welcome Home Champions!!🇰🇪#TeamKenya athletes have arrived this evening from Miramas after showing off their medals in our second home🤩🎖️
— TeamKenya (@OlympicsKe) August 13, 2024
🇰🇪Wiseman Were 🇰🇪Benson Kipruto
🇰🇪Faith Kipyegon 🇰🇪Ronald Kwemoi
🇰🇪Beatrice Chebet 🇰🇪Emmanuel Wanyonyi… pic.twitter.com/AzD27gKliN
The Sports CS stated that President William Ruto will host the heroic team on Thursday morning.
Murkomen stated that the focus now shifts to the 2028 edition in Los Angeles, California, and that hard work is required to ensure that the medal haul is increased.
Kenya won 11 medals in Paris, including four golds, two silvers, and five bronzes, to lead Africa and rank 17th overall.
Faith Kipyegon: My experience in the women’s 5000M race took a lot of energy from me; it was very emotional for me. I still don’t know how I was able to come out of that and do well in the 1500M race and make History pic.twitter.com/og1nHiT41V
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) August 13, 2024
“Let me take this opportunity to say thank you to the Government, Sports Ministry, and NOC-K for the support and for that, we were able to perform,” stated Faith.
Faith Kipyegon won silver in the women’s 5000m and gold in the 1500m.
“My biggest goal was to defend my country over 1500m. It is still emotional for me [over what happened in 5000m] and I thank my coach and my teammates for talking to me. They told me you got this [to compete and challenge in the 1500],” she said.
Beatrice Chebet, a double gold medalist, was beaming as she returned home for the first time since winning the Paris course in two races.
Beatrice Chebet: I am so happy to be a double gold medalist and Olympic champion for the first time. Being a debutant and coming back home with a gold medal is not easy pic.twitter.com/ZTFospYFBL
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) August 13, 2024
“I want to thank God because we have come a long way. This was my first time [to compete at the Olympics]…,” said Chebet.
“I’m so happy being a double gold medallist and being an Olympic champion. I want to thank the government, NOCK, AK, my family and everyone who supported me at Paris 2024.”
WELCOME HOME CHAMPS! Triumphant Team Kenya Returns From The Olympics In Paris
