Birech Aims Big in 2015!
For the past three years, Jairus Birech has been a mainstay on the IAAF Diamond League circuit but a coveted spot on the Kenyan team for the global championships has largely eluded him; for now, at least.
Back in 2012, the 21-year-old from Eldoret ran an eye-catching time of 8:03.43 as a teenager but only finished the year ranked fifth domestically. He would have been a shoo-in for a spot on the team for the London Olympics in any other country but he insists the rivalry among Kenyan steeplechasers – despite being fiercely competitive on the track – is not an ill-tempered one.