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Sarah Moraa believes she is ready to challenge Mary Moraa as she prepares to prove herself at the Kip Keino Classic.
World Under-20 800m champion Sarah Moraa believes she is now ready to challenge her mentor Mary Moraa, after years of learning from her.
Sarah Moraa, who often refers to Mary Moraa as her sister, revealed that there is a lot she has learnt from the reigning world champion, and she is now looking forward to competing against her in a different capacity.
Sarah Moraa made headlines last season, competing at the second Athletics Kenya weekend meet where she won the 800m. She also made the cut to the World Under-20 Championships, where she won the 800m.
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Sarah Moraa: I'm Ready to Take on Mary Moraa
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Sarah Moraa explained that there is a lot she has learnt from Mary Moraa, and now, she is ready to get into competition mode with her.
Sarah explained that she sees Mary Moraa as a sister since she has been present during every step of her career, and she owes a lot to her.
However, now that she has developed the needed skills to soar on her own, a challenge against Mary Moraa will not do any harm.
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“It’s great that she has been my mentor and a sister to me. I have learnt a lot from her, but when we line up for a race, we shall take on one another,” Sarah Moraa said.
Speaking about the competition ahead of Saturday’s Kip Keino Classic, Sarah Moraa revealed that she is looking forward to having a great outing.
She noted that the preparations for the continental tour gold meeting have been nothing short of impressive, and she is ready for what lies ahead.
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“I’m well prepared for tomorrow’s race. Running against Olympians and top athletes is a good challenge for me. I’m working on my athletics career at the moment, and if I am to go, then it has to be later,” she added.
“The Olympic trials were disappointing for me, but I learnt to accept defeat. I signed up for the race tomorrow to hope and qualify for the World Championships.”
She started her season with an indoor campaign before starting her outdoor campaign at the Sirikwa Classic Cross Country, fading to 11th place in the 2km race.
Sarah Moraa went ahead to finish second in the women’s 800m at the Botswana Golden Grand Prix and then later competed at the fifth Athletics Kenya weekend meet.
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