A Sense of Community: Iten, Kenya - where female runners are fighting to win on and off the track

[@felixmakinda7689]

Shocking that the Government cannot tap into the immense sports tourism potential that Iten offers. Build world class training and accommodation facilities. Iten should be an international training ground attracting thousands from all over the world.

[@vincenttenai732]

Hii ingekuwa majuu. Hii placeingekuwa na best facilities.

[@felixmakinda7689]

@@vincenttenai732 kabisa.

[@panafrican.nation]

Government can't do everything. Most of these problems that we complain about are excellent business opportunities. I get your point, but offering a different/better perspective. Government is we the people anyway

[@felixmakinda7689]

@@panafrican.nation your comment definitely tells you are not Kenyan. Had you been a Kenyan you would easily see sense in my comment. The region brings a lot of money to the country and there are hundreds of young people being poached by Gulf Countries and universities abroad from the locality you are watching on that clip.

[@panafrican.nation]

@@felixmakinda7689 Buda sasa mi si Mkenya?

[@jamesharrod7579]

I lived in Iten for 3 months. My favourite place in the world. 🇬🇧 🤝🇰🇪

[@yonarsalach5842]

The atmosphere is surely competitive here, you go there at 4 am, and everybody is running. This is Kenya

[@catherineitebete1146]

And they dare talk about doping among Kenyan runners!!.. Look at the way they work soo hard..grueling training.. Soldiering on.. Working so hard.. Am proud to be Kenyan!! I love Kenya!!

[@panafrican.nation]

Some of these Europeans (sorry to say) are some of the people who introduce substances into the ecosystem. Because of the immense money-making opportunities

[@MsSheilaC]

It is so sad and senseless that yet another Kenyan woman champion has been murdered by her ex-partner. RIP Rebecca Cheptegei 🙏 15:07 Thank you Joan Chelimo for the work you do in bringing awareness of this issue, and for educating and protecting the young athletes.

[@mimid.6675]

Kudos to Ruth Bundotich and Joan Chelimo for mentoring and protecting the girls from vile predators

[@minidavid-devdave]

I like this documentary. It feels very down to earth and represents Kenya as is

[@yerfillinois8254]

It's such a shame for any Kenyan watching this that Iten has not gotten the accolades it deserves thanks to corrupt politicians. This place should have a state of the art stadium and a tourist hub with it's own airport.

[@michelewheldon7183]

They are winning races...the accolades are coming.

[@yo_who]

Hearing he broke her legs 😭😭omg....taking what she loved and then her life. Makes her story even more heartbreaking

[@dannyosolo2752]

KENYA is the GREATEST middle and long distance country of ALL TIME

[@robertkinuthia7951]

Proudly Kenyan

[@francisekadeli3660]

Hiking in iten is good I like iten so much as a kenyan

[@Qqambaa]

They really make us proud

[@disen_build]

ITEN the Home of Champions

[@Zenitram-xv1qs]

Pole Martin Tirop... May The Lord comfort you and soul siz Aggy rip.

[@mosesmwaura2716]

Proudly Kenyan,I love them

[@sayanbhowmik4535]

Athletics deserves a lot more than it is man Athletics gotta change its promotion and publicity setup totally

[@malikroy9069]

Surely, 60 years after the so-called Independence, Can't the Kenya government manage and support its own elite athletes?

[@TheTororist]

you skipped the part where it said the govt pays for their accomadation and travel through the police and army?

[@TheTororist]

but they do need to fix the public stadiums/running tracks

[@qerysir4410]

@@TheTororist let them remain natural and tough, they're the best model for African toughness, endurance and originality. If they copy the west a lot will be at stake!

[@josephinesosingot-raisanen6743]

No for the govt to manage and support corruption would destroy and the runners would not stand a chance against corruption. So I think its best staying private

[@ksgrmdsdl2383]

😀The Frenchman has picked up a Kalenjin English accent.

[@charleschacha6876]

Kabisa...🤣🤣🤣

[@Jiulize]

Walai tena

[@minleon8606]

I noticed that too 😀

[@nicholasodhiambo9793]

😂😂😂😂

[@thomas1630]

The day they pave over those red clay roads is the day they will level the playing field. I could only dream of such a glorious surface.

[@dmtygmyt7635]

Thats not true, the roads are the reason why kenya is such a good running place not to hard not to soft unlike the roads in europe or America

[@cyprianoish]

Loved this

[@chriswabs]

The video is so cool, but now as Nike has the top lead group in their NN camp, Adidas is here moulding the next generation of runners, making sure everything they wear is from Adidas, meaning once they become professional, they Will only be thinking about Adidas, that's smart

[@aliathuman2078]

Kenya 🇰🇪 my mother land ❤

[@Tenai-029]

I LOVE my country KENYA💞

[@denisbrian6557]

Iten my home town

[@Random-troy.]

KENYA OUR MOTHER LAND

[@u.802]

yes home of champions 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

[@sudhirtalekar5464]

LOVE YOU ATHLETES & MANAGEMENT. MY DREAM IS TO VISIT ITEN TRAINING CENTRE.

[@vincenttenai732]

This video wa shot around April or my. Rainy season in Kenya.

[@nyalekambombo4893]

Home of champion

[@immaculatef2198]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@jerrymwamburi294]

The Italian coach guy speaks with a fairly strong Kenyan accent.

[@highlyfavoured6789]

😂😂😂

[@GZB669]

Lol.... Not the French dude talking like a kalenjin!!!😂😂😂😂

[@iamcherop3747]

😂😂😂

[@Galantus618]

Don’t be shocked 😳!! There’s a lot of dopping in athletics killing the African competition 😢😢😢!!

[@rangahealing892]

Sir we have to boil bitter gourd and make tea..?? How many min to boil and how many days a day

[@Travelnafrank]

Iam from Iten

[@derkaiser2235]

Agnes Jebet Ngetich, the new 10km world record holder

[@georgegg1079]

Just come to 64 stadium in Eldoret and see how govt is not serious.

[@philippe6iron281]

🤘👍👍👍👍👍🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@junta1079]

What's that song at 3:00

[@charlesmacharia7446]

The Frenchman went to Kenya to be earning 15% commission on athlete's earnings? Extortion? Such is expatriate lifestyle in Africa.

[@Akaa77777]

broker

[@kayquan9072]

Know about the sport and cost of having an agent. Without an agent you are like a ant in an ant-hill.... Agents get train you and organise for you races and pay for almost 80%of athletes training

[@pinchesmbuche4354]

What have you done to Kenya people who complain everytime and do nothing to this nation.

[@qerysir4410]

@Peak Dash alipe ushuru kwanza!

[@Nina-tf2wy]

Do you think the athletes would get exposure and opportunity to compete on international platforms without agents ?

[@mercymwiia5405]

Nyumbani

[@davidkosgei5936]

Italian guy having a strong kalenjin accent already 😂

[@jaanumjaan247]

Bogus drama, Imran drama corrupt mafia of kpk

[@tulukuma2735]

Sorry Kenyan I love u, but u r stolen our sport. Remember Abebe Bikila and Haile Gebrselassie

[@brayo001]

You Ethiopia stole our sport

[@yonarsalach5842]

Kenya and Ethiopia are brothers and sisters