{UAH} Kenya's 10 Most eloquent athletes

Kenya's 10 Most eloquent athletes 

By John Lawrence Updated Friday, November 22nd 2013 at 10:46 GMT +3

Several Kenyan athletes have over time mastered the use of English language and can be trusted to issue an eloquent statement to the press any day.   

From the late Samwel Wanjiru whose language had been boosted by his long stay overseas, we also have runners who changed nationality for greener pastures abraod, people like Benard Lagat of the US and Wilson Kosgei Kipketer who has been Danish since 1996. 

Willis Ochieng', a linguist and KTN"s Friday Briefing's word master, told The Nairobian  that few people in the world are perfect in a second language. 

 "No one can be perfect when it comes to foreign or language of international commanding especially when the language in use is not the native language of the speaker. Not even the Britons have a perfect mastery of the English language because a number of words are borrowed from other languages which they too cannot pronounce correctly," 

Willis said.  As such, Kenyans have every reason to smile exept for a few local athletes who experience difficulties in speaking in English.

A quick survey by The Nairobian based on video interviews and audio recordings of various athletes idenitifed several who are known to be articulate and have a good command of the colonial language. 

Men 

Paul Tergat – Long distance runner & World Marathon record holder 

David Rudisha – 800m World Record Holder            

Patrick Sang – three-time Olympic Silver medalist 3000m Steeplechase 

Eliud Kipchoge – Long distance runner

Brimin Kipruto – 3000m Steeplechase 

Women J

aneth Jepkosgey – 800m World Champion 

Milcah Chemos – 3000m Steeplechase 

Vivian Cheruiyot – Three-time 5000m World Champion 

Catherine Ndereba – Long distance runner and World Marathon record holder

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