WELCOME TO HIGHLANDS ATHLETICS CLUB Highlands Athletics Club was formed with a vision of creating opportunities for disadvantaged athletes who despite possessing talent and great athletic ability, do not get a chance to participate competitively either locally or internationally. Our major focus is mainly on athletes from all over the country. Kenya is home to world renown athletes, like Kipchoge Keino, Moses Tanui, Tegla Lorupe among several others. These and others are but a very small fraction of the great number of potential athletes being produced in the region.The said athletes have contested and excelled in major International events like the Boston and London Marathons, Olympics and Commonwealth Games etc. However, these events are in a major way ‘exclusive’ events that accommodate only the well connected and highly paid athletes. This leaves the young and upcoming but equally talented athletes out on the sidelines and they usually never get chance to participate in events where they could prove their worth. Many of them live in the hope that one-day they will get the right connections that will enable them enroll in training clubs available. |
| On top of the World: A member of the club flying the Kenyan flag high during the Rwanda Peace Marathon. |
Therefore in the end despite all efforts made in terms of time spent in training, energy and finances, a large number of the aspiring athletes never get a chance to benefit from their rare God given talent. Thus our role is to try and alter this unfortunate trend that has left these athletically endowed youth with little or no hope for the future. We are more than committed to ensuring that all effort is rewarded accordingly. We want to bring out the best in these aspiring sportsmen and women through providing required materials that will help them excel in their chosen fields. We shall do this by:
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