Birech to Attempt World Steeplechase Record in Rome

Published by Citizen Digital on April 17, 2016

IAAF Diamond League and African champion, Jairus Kipchoge Birech will attempt to break the 12 year-old world 3000m steeplechase record at the June 2 Rome Golden Gala.

Speaking after winning the second men 10000m final at the sixth and final Athletics Kenya (AK) Track and Field series meeting in Eldoret on Saturday, Birech emphatically declared he would attack Kenyan born Qatari Saif Saeed Shaheen’s 7:53.63 record set on September 3, 2004 in Brussels.

“This year, I have trained enough and I have my plans, I want to attempt the world steeplechase record in the Diamond League because I have trained harder than previous years because I will have achieved the thing I have wanted most before the Olympics.