What is the Biggest Hinderance to Kenyan Athletes not scooping medals at the Olympics?

I am curious if there is a shortcut to improve a country’s Olympic performance. And the answer is YES! The initial place to start analyzing is if the country’s economy has an impact on athletic performance. 

Examining the patterns since the 1896 Olympics, I will study Kenya’s performance and compare it with Nigeria and South Africa. These were analyzed as they have more Medals won. Fun fact, in 1964, Wilson Arap Chuma Kiplugut won the first Kenyan medal (Bronze) in the Athletics Men’s 800 Meters race. After sounding so smart copying a Googled fact, we can move on.

In the case of Kenya, performance was high in 2008 during high inflation but still high in 2016 during low inflation. There then has to be something more influencing better performance of the athletes. 

A simple revelation I honestly wish I had started exploring is that better performance occurs when more athletes perform in various sports. South Africa participated in 16 different sports in 2016 and scooped 24 medals as compared to Kenya which participated in 7 different sports and won 14 medals in the Athletics category only. Kenyans love to run. 

Looking at the future, to improve our chances of winning, we need more athletes participating in different categories so we can scoop more medals. Let me know your thoughts. Do you agree? 

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