Editor's Review

The 800 metres Olympic champion escaped with minor injuries.

800 metres Olympics record-holder David Rudisha was involved in a light aircraft accident on Saturday, December 10.

Rudisha was among the attendees of the Maasai Olympics held in Kajiado county on the fateful day.


The wreckage of the aircraft after it crash-landed. Photo: Facebook.

According to sources, the aircraft developed a mechanical hitch shortly after taking off from an airstrip in the county.

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This would force the pilot to carry out an emergency landing and in the process, ended up crash landing in Amboseli.

One of the passengers who sustained serious injuries was rushed to a nearby facility where they are being treated.

Olympic champion David Rudisha escaped with minor injuries. Photo: Facebook.

Rudisha, who is the patron of the Maasai Olympics, suffered no significant physical injuries; six people were on board.

The aircraft was headed to Chyullu before the accident disrupted its course.

Six people were aboard the aircraft when it crashed. Photo: Facebook.

The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) is said to have started its probe into the accident.

As earlier hinted, the casualties were coming from the Maasai Olympics on Saturday.

According to Big Life, the event represents a history-changing shift from killing to conservation; the idea was first hatched in 2008 by the Menye Layiok, or Maasai “cultural fathers,” to create an organized sports event based on traditional Maasai warrior skills to replace the long-held tradition of hunting lions as a mark of manhood, bravery, and prestige.

Every two years, the participating villages select teams through a series of tournaments leading up to the finals across six categories: rungu and javelin throwing, high jump, and 200m, 800m, and 5,000m races.

The inaugural games were held in 2012 and have been a biennial event ever since, but because of COVID-19, the 5th Maasai Olympics, due to occur in 2020, had to be canceled.