I realized I could run after finding out that my dad used to run and it gave me the morale that if he did it then maybe I could also run.

My family means everything to me and the birth of our daughter has enabled me to have more focus on my career and every time I compete, I dedicate my success to them.

I realized I could run after finding out that my dad used to run and it gave me the morale that if he did it then maybe I could also run.

Fantastic, I am very happy to be the fastest 800 metres runner in the world.

I was still young when I missed Beijing. I was favourite to win a medal but I knew I had time. My coach advised me to stay at school and finish my exams. Even if I had gone and won the Olympics, I might not have handled the pressure. So I moved on.

When I was a little boy, I always wanted to run. I loved competing with my friends.

Going to the Olympics as a Maasai I want to make them proud because, after the warm welcome they gave me when I went back and being their leader, I want to also be the warrior in the Olympics. That will be something good because that will be the first Olympic gold medal for the Maasai.