total domination

March 24, 2006 in Kenya, Random, Sport by Mentalacrobatics | 15 comments

Latest results from the we-might-as-well-give-the-Kenyans-all-the-medals-and-go-home games also know as Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.

800 Metres
Men

  • KIPCHIRCHIR RONO Alex – GOLD
  • LITEI NKAMASIAI John – BRONZE

Women

  • JEPKOSGEI Janeth – GOLD

3000 Metres Steeplechase

  • KEMBOI YANO Ezekiel – GOLD
  • KIPROTICH KOECH Wesley – SILVER
  • KOSGEI SERONEY Reuben – BRONZE

5000 Metres
Men

  • CHOGE Augustine – GOLD
  • LIMO Benjamin – BRONZE

Women

  • OCHICHI Isabella – GOLD
  • WANGUI KABUU Lucy – BRONZE

10000 Metres
Women

  • WANGUI KABUU Lucy - GOLD
  • WAMBUI NGANGA Evelyne – SILVER

Marathon
Men

  • MOGAKA TUMBO Fred – SILVER

Women

  • CHERONO KOSKEI Hellen SILVER

or to put it another way

  • 800 meter: we won
  • 3000 meters: we won everything
  • 1500 meters: we won
  • 10000 meters: we won
  • Marathon: we nearly won

Still to come: Men’s 1500 metres and Men’s 10000 metres and we are going to win those too.

Congratulations also to the members of the Kenyan Boxing team a.k.a The Hit Sqaud

  • MENYA Charles James – BRONZE
  • MATHENGE Black Moses – BRONZE
  • MAKONJIO Joshua Ndere – BRONZE
  1. gemini45459’s avatar

    gemini45459 on March 24, 2006 at 3:25 pm

    not forgetting Teddy Omondi… second highest try scorer in the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games!
    the boy is going places.

  2. Keguro’s avatar

    Keguro on March 24, 2006 at 3:37 pm

    Training secret No. 1: running away from oppressive government forces and policies

    Training secret No. 2: running to get relief food as if falls from the sky.

    Training secret No. 3: training with a foreign coach

    Lesson: remember how the USSR had amazing athletes, many of whom defected elsewhere.

  3. Mentalacrobatics’s avatar

    Mentalacrobatics on March 24, 2006 at 4:05 pm

    You propagate a myth there. The answer to the domination is simple. Kenyan athletes train incredibly hard.

  4. Keguro’s avatar

    Keguro on March 24, 2006 at 4:26 pm

    running away is hard work!

    I am so tired I’ll need at least 30 years looking at my goldfissss to recover

  5. farmgal’s avatar

    farmgal on March 24, 2006 at 9:58 pm

    lol @ keguro running away….

  6. sassy’s avatar

    sassy on March 25, 2006 at 8:01 am

    and horaah for the Kenyan team captain Kemboi for leading the team successfully and clinching the gold !
    Salute to the team! you have and will do us proud

  7. Adrian’s avatar

    Adrian on March 25, 2006 at 4:29 pm

    and i’m yet to watch a minute of these games…

  8. s!’s avatar

    s! on March 26, 2006 at 5:17 am

    yes this has definitely been one of the better games for us!

  9. prousette’s avatar

    prousette on March 27, 2006 at 7:14 am

    One of the rare moments I am proud to be a Kenyan. The sound of the anthem leaves my eyes misty.

  10. Mocha!’s avatar

    Mocha! on March 27, 2006 at 11:27 am

    Kudos to all the athletes……9th on the medal table…COOL!

  13. Keguro’s avatar

    Keguro on March 30, 2006 at 2:37 am

    Ahem: saying “I told you so” is so childish.

    I’m a child. Sue me.

    Two Kenyan athletes have defected to France, it was revealed on Wednesday.

    http://www.eastandard.net/print/news.php?articleid=38685

  14. Mentalacrobatics’s avatar

    Mentalacrobatics on March 30, 2006 at 5:01 am

    You say that like it is new news. Did the whole Qatar thing pass you over? Or Kipketer running for Denmark? Still we dominate!

  15. Liz’s avatar

    Liz on March 30, 2006 at 8:03 am

    While it’s great that we did so well, let us not rest on our laurels. We seriously need to diversify sport in Kenya so that we do not depend on track and feild for the majority of our medals. Well Done to the boxing guys but It’s high time we got medals in sports like Hockey, Netball, Basketball, Weightlifting (hey if SA did it why can’t we???). These other sports will increase our medal talley. They are played at School and National Level so we need to develop our sporting expertise and stop relying on track and feild for glory…..!! No Guts No Glory so lets diversify !!