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The former world 3000m steeplechase champion highlighted the frustrations athletes face while being pressured to perform despite injuries, family, and sponsor expectations.
Former world 3000m steeplechase champion Milcah Chemos has detailed some of the challenges that athletes face in their day-to-day lives.
Chemos explained that fans are always ready to bash athletes online when they do not perform without having enough information about what it takes for them to get to the global stage like the Olympics or World Championships.
The former world 3000m steeplechase champion shockingly revealed that at the moment, there is no stadium fit for athletes to train and they struggle a lot to ensure they keep fit.
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06:30 - 16.09.2024
'It was very painful'- Milcah Chemos recounts how she was forced to end her career due to a dreadful injury
Micah Chemos, the first Kenyan woman to claim the steeplechase title, has gone down memory lane about how she had to put her career to an immediate stop following a serial injury that tormented her for long.
“At the moment, we have this cyberbullying…many people are expecting more from the athletes and forgetting that at home, we don’t have enough facilities for the athletes and as we speak right now, we don’t have a stadium,” Chemos said in an interview with Safari za Mabingwa.
Milcah Chemos pointed out that in countries like the US, plans are already underway in preparation for the LA 2028 Olympic Games but Kenyans have to wait until the last minute to work on the same.
Chemos says relevant stakeholders never check up on the athletes before then while explaining the pressure that comes from families and sponsors.
The former Olympic bronze medallist is frustrated that athletes are expected to perform amid injuries and other struggles of life.
“We expect so much from the athletes without looking at what they need to perform well. When you look at things, the nurturing of talents has to be taken seriously. We need to look at what other countries are doing. Like now, the US, they are focusing on the LA 2028 Olympics but for us Kenyans, we always wait until the last minute and check up on the athletes with two months to go,” Milcah Chemos said.
“We don’t follow up on our athletes because they go through a lot, pressure from the family, sponsors and even their jobs…people need you to perform without understanding what you are going through. Buying shoes is also a struggle because they are very expensive and nobody cares.”
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09:53 - 13.10.2024
Sha'Carri Richardson shares special portrait from Paris Olympics celebrating her grandmother 'Big Momma'
American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson has shared a heartfelt tribute to her grandmother, showcasing a special Olympic portrait.
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