Uasin Gishu county has continued to reaffirm its 'The Champions' tag in the ongoing Kenya Inter-County Sports and Cultural Association (KICOSCA) games at Gusii stadium.
The one-week games that bring together teams from all the 47 counties come to a close this weekend.
So far Uasin Gishu county has clinched several titles among a double in volleyball.
The governor Jackson Mandago team outclassed Nakuru to three straight sets of 25-14, 25-21, 25-19 to be crowned Men Volleyball champions with the Women counterpart having to work hard before silencing Nairobi 3-2 (25-21, 25-17, 21-25, 22-25, 25-17).
In athletics, Uasin Gishu, known globally for producing top athletes is poised to clinch the overall title in that category as it has already registered several wins.
Amos Bett aka Rudisha from the county on Friday won a highly competitive 1500m Men race closely followed by Narok with another athlete from Uasin Gishu, Ezekiel Tanui finishing at position 3. Priscilla Letting repeated the same feat in the 1500m and 800m Women race.
In 5000m men, Samson Tuwei stole the show to win the race with an outstanding time of 15:33:0.
Here ae some of the reasons why Uasin Gishu does well in sports;
Power of Mursik
These gentlemen and women have trust in fermented milk popularly known as 'Murski'. Milk is associated with energy provision to the players. Uasin Gishu team got support and energy to play and compete actively since their stable meal is always accompanied by milk.
Favorable climate
Uasin Gishu county has an admirable environment which has best climate to allow players have their training any time, be it sunny time or rainy time. This condusive climatic conditions enables these players to have enough time for training.
Availability of food
Since Uasin Gishu county is the centre of agriculture in Kenya, there is plenty of food which fully satisfy its residents. Players being one of them, they too feed well hence stability in their physical appearance. These food aids players to have healthy bodies hence fully participation during the game and eventually emerging the winner.
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