World 5000m champion Hellen Obiri is determined to compete in both 5,000m and 10,000m events at this year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
Obiri who is eyeing the maiden Olympic gold has vowed to tap into her best to get it.
The 31-year-old who won a silver medal in 5,000m in Rio Games, said she is ready to contest in both races.
After anchoring her Kenya Defence Forces mixed relay team to victory at the national cross country Championships, Obiri said, “Probably I am going to double in 5k and 10k if I will make the Kenyan team.”
At the 2019 World Championships in Doha, the middle-distance runner did both events, winning the 5,000m race and finishing a distant fifth in 10,000m.
Obiri said she will skip the continental showpiece slated for Lome, Togo on March 7 despite making the team for Africa Cross Country Championships in the mixed relay category as she is focused on preparing for the Olympics.
The Commonwealth Games champion
Said that she is set to kick start her track season at the Diamond League season opener in Rabat on May 23.
“Right now I am focused on the buildup towards the Olympics. I am looking forward to the Diamond League season where I intend to compete in 1,500m at the Rabat meeting,” Obiri said.
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