Yego predicts Kenyan 800m sweep in Daegu

Former world 800m champion Alfred Kirwa Yego on Tuesday predicted the Kenyans would dominate the men's 800 metres at this month's World athletics championships in Daegu, South Korea. The 24-year-old Yego, who won a silver medal behind South Africa's Mbulaeni Mulaudzi at the last championships in Berlin, will line-up alongside world record holder David Rudisha and Jackson Kivuva, the 2006 world junior 800m silver medallist, in the race. And he is confident the Kenyan three-pronged assault will be unbeatable. "I believe the team is very strong. If we stay focused together and go to Korea with one mind, I don't see anything to stop us. We feel very proud to have a world record holder amongst us," said Yego. One of Kenya's most consistent athletes, Yego, who also won an 800m bronze medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, will be competing in his fourth world championships in Daegu. Kenya will also field four gold medal winners from Berlin, along with three silver medallists including Yego and one bronze medallist in Daegu. The world championships will run from August 27 to September 4.