Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba unveiled two air quality management sensors at LOBO Village, Eldoret and at Eliud Kipchoge Training Center in Kapsabet, Nandi County,
The CS while unveiling the new technology on Tuesday, November 1, spoke of the significance of air quality to athletes' peak performance.
He also took the opportunity to caution the athletes against doping, warning of dire consequences to perpetrators.
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"The launch of the air monitoring equipment signifies our commitment to athletes, towards ensuring that we give priority to their health for maximum performance.
"With the clean air provision, it is incumbent upon you to run clean devoid of doping," Ababu noted.
The World Athletics’ Air Quality project was first launched in Kenya on Tuesday, August 17, 2021.
The sensor is part of World Athletics’ pilot programme to measure and analyse air quality at sporting venues around the world.
The CS was accompanied by Uasin Gishu governor Jonathan Bii, Athletics Kenya President Jackson Tuwei, legendary Marathon champion and Hall of Fame inductee Ibrahim Hussein and current world leader in 1500M Faith Kipyegon among others.
With the new technology, researchers will have an easy time collecting and analyse more data than ever before.
According to World Athletics, a mobile monitor will be transported in a vehicle around the site mapping hundreds of GPS coordinates to analyse potential changes in the spatial distribution of particles and gases.
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