Rudisha: Why I am excited for Glasgow World Athletics Indoor Championships
By Joel Sang, March 1, 2024
World Athletics Indoor Championships ambassador and Kenya’s middle-distance legend David Rudisha has explained why he is excited about the event that will be held in Glasgow, Scotland, over the weekend.
The Glasgow World Championships are expected to run between March 1 and 3, and they are part of the first of five World Athletics Series events taking place in 2024, a year that features the Olympic Games in Paris in August.
“I am really excited to be here as an ambassador. Indoor events are one of a kind; it’s something that I missed in my career, but I have been following and watching the athletes competing,” Rudisha told World Athletics.
Specifically, Rudisha is looking forward to watching the 60m, which will feature treble world champion Noah Lyles, as well as the 400m, starring world record-holder Femke Bol.
“Since I am an 800m runner, I love to watch two laps,” he added. “Two laps have been running in my mind all these years!” the Kilgoris-born legend said.
On his part, World Athletics President Sebastien Coe explained what is making him excited about the event.
“I’m very excited to be in Glasgow again. There are more than 130 countries, and we’ve got well over 600 athletes. Everywhere you look on the programme, you’ve got something to be excited about.
“Indoors is interesting for me because you’ve got the specialist athletes and you’ve got those like me that used to use it to keep in shape physically and mentally during the course of the winter months, but whichever camp you come from, everybody is going to be making judgements and making adjustments to training, schedules, and events in the lead up to Paris,” Coe said.
Kenya will be represented by stars like Ferdinand Omanyala, who will be up against top-level opposition.