The third batch of Team Kenya arrived in Rio on Sunday night after ticket controversies earlier on.
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men’s javelin champion, Julius Yego arrived alongside 35 other athletes and announced they are ready to comppete.
“The ticket issues are now behind us. It’s time to focus. I thank God we arrived safely,” said Yego.
The team was received at the Galeo Jobim international Airport in Rio by sports minister Hassan Wario, National Olympic Committee of Kenya chairman Dr. Kipchoge Keino, PS in the Ministry of Sports Richard Ekai and Team Kenya chef de mission Stephen Arap Soi.
Wario said they will discuss with Nock to find out what happened as athletes found themselves without tickets.
“This is the time to focus and so do not let other things derail you. Olympics only come once in four years,” he said.
Kipchoge echoed similar sentiments, urging the athletes to put the country first.
“This is not just about you because you are carrying the aspiration of over 40 million Kenyans.” He added: “It cannot all be smooth considering the calibre of competition here. We will always have challenges.”
The team came to Rio via Luanda, Angola aboard Kenya Airways and only had a few issues to do with Yellow Fever Certificates, which were sorted.
Olympics steeplechase champion, Ezekiel Kemboi was among those who did not have the document but the issue according to liaison officer Peter Angwenyi was sorted out amicably.
Angwenyi said the athletes are in high spirits and their arrival brought business to a stand still at the camp.
“The most important thing is that they are here and raring to go. Challenges will always be there and will always be sorted out," he said.