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Kenyan Mark Otieno details his path to 2024 Paris Olympic Games
Mark Otieno ended his doping ban earlier this year and he has his work cut out if he has to qualify for the Olympic Games.
Kenyan sprinter Mark Otieno has officially begun his journey towards the 2024 Paris Olympic Games and has set a target to hit in order to make it to the global stage next year.
The Olympic Games are scheduled for Friday, July 26 to Sunday, August 11. In order to qualify for the showpiece, Otieno must hit the qualifying mark which stands at 10.00 by June 30 next year.
His Personal Best time currently stands at 10.05, meaning he has to put in the hard work to ensure that he hits the qualifying time for the men’s 100m.
In a post on his X (Twitter) handle, Otieno said: “Off-season training begins today, and it marks day one of my journey to the Olympics. I need to run 10.00s before June 30th, 2024.
"My personal best is 10.05s, so that means a new personal best for me to get to the Olympics. Grateful that I have a chance at redemption.”
Earlier this year, Otieno’s doping ban came to an end and he has been taking his time to come back into competitive racing.
He was banned back in 2021 during the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics hours before he stepped on the start line of the men’s 100m semifinal.
At the time, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) reported that he was banned due to the presence of the prohibited substance Methasterone in his system.
After ending his doping ban, the Kenyan has competed in one race, the 5° Meeting Brazzale in Italy, where he finished second in 10.39.
(10/03/2023) Views: 526 ⚡AMPby Abigael Wuafula
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