Why Team Kenya to Tokyo World Championships will train in Eldoret
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Reading Time: 2min | Tue. 05.08.25. | 22:00
The journey to the 2025 Tokyo World Championships marks a return to the Japanese capital, where Kenya dominated the 2020 Olympic Games
Team Kenya for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, will hold their pre-event training camp at the Kipchoge Keino Stadium in Eldoret, Mozzart Sport can reveal.
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With the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) occupying key Nairobi sporting venues until Saturday, 30 August, Athletics Kenya (AK) has opted to relocate the preparations to the high-altitude region of Eldoret.
The Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, Nyayo National Stadium, Ulinzi Sports Complex, and Police Sacco Stadium are all unavailable as they host or support the continental football competition.
AK president Jack Tuwei confirmed that the unavailability of Nairobi’s top facilities would not derail Kenya’s build-up for the September showpiece.
“We will embark on the actual preparation. We will take this team to train at the Kipchoge Keino Stadium in Eldoret because we do not want to waste any time.
Immediately after CHAN is over, we will bring them back to Nairobi for the final preparation before they travel to Tokyo,” Tuwei said.
Although Kipchoge Keino Stadium is still undergoing renovations for an upgrade to international standards, it remains a popular training ground for elite athletes.
Eldoret’s high-altitude conditions are expected to give the team an edge in endurance and performance.
The journey to the 2025 Tokyo World Championships marks a return to the Japanese capital, where Kenya dominated the 2020 Olympic Games, held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Japan National Stadium, venue for the Olympics, will once again host the global athletics spectacle, offering a familiar stage for returning stars.
Among those eyeing a repeat performance is double Olympic and World 1500m champion Faith Kipyegon, who successfully defended her title in Paris last year.
Marathon queen Peres Jepchirchir will also be back in Tokyo, aiming to reclaim her glory after winning gold in 2021 but finishing 14th in Paris in 2024.
This year’s marathon will feature a different route from the Olympic course, which was staged in Sapporo.
The World Championships race will start and finish at the Japan National Stadium, opening with rolling hills in the first kilometres to test the athletes’ resilience.
After the first 5km, the route flattens out, taking runners past the Tokyo Dome and through Jimbocho, the world-famous district for antique books, before looping back to the finish.
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