World Champion Odira promoted to Sergeant by Kenya Prisons
Newly crowned world 800 m champion Lillian Odira has been promoted from prisons constable to sergeant ahead of tomorrow’s Kenya Prisons Service Inter-Regional Cross Country Championships in Ruiru.
Odira, who bagged her first global title over the two-lap race and broke a 43-year-old championship record in Tokyo last month, was honoured with the promotion today by the Commissioner General of Prisons, Patrick Aranduh.
The 26-year-old will now shift her focus to next year’s Summer Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
The Prisons Service will conduct its annual inter-regional cross-country championships at the Ruiru Prisons training college, where they will select a team for the National cross-country championships set for Eldoret on the 25th of this month.
The service unveiled its partners today ahead of tomorrow’s event, which will comprise the 10 km men’s and women’s races and the mixed relay.
Dismas Otuke
Writes about athletics for KBC Digital.
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