NAIROBI M... Machado Authentic Jersey , Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The power of television has indeed changed the course of sports, forever. Television determines which sports one should watch and those one should just out rightly ignore.


For every Olympic champion who carves their name, there is another who had to make do with 10 fleeting minutes of television fame. In the same breath Kenya's objective has always been to bring out the best of local sport, big or small.


It was not until the country embarked on the task of fringe sport coverage that it was realized the immense talent held therein.


However, this reservoir remains untapped and over the years, Kenya's successes at world events like the Olympics have largely been confined to track events.


Kipchoge Keino Adam Jones Authentic Jersey , President of the National Olympic Committee-Kenya (NOC-K) has been an advocate for the diversification into other "lesser" disciplines in order to increase Kenya's medal haulage instead of relying only on track events.


"All medals are of the same value. A track gold medal is of the same worth as that of bowling or archery. When the medal table is published all that is indicated is the number of medals won, therefore time is now to branch out to other sports," Keino, Kenya's most celebrated track athlete told Xinhua in Nairobi on Friday.


"It is time we spread into events such as shooting, badminton, tennis , handball and wrestling."


The Olympic Games for example provide a bizarre mixture of major and minor sports, of anonymous amateurs and world-famous professionals.


The focus as ever is on such stars as track and field athletes, swimmers and gymnasts, their exploits scrutinized by packed crowds and a vast global television audience.


Advocates of the "lesser events" argue they always provide more than their fair share of drama, passion, romance and controversy.


Kenya has professional polo players in the paid ranks abroad. Volleyball is packed with constant drama and dynamic athleticism.


Shooting is unlikely to become a big television attraction [url=http://www.teammlboriolesshop.com/authentic-cal-ripken-orioles-jersey/]Cal Ripken Authentic Jersey , although the Kenyan contingent to the UK Bisley was once in the top six nations in the world.


Nobody for instance bets against the Chinese table tennis team. During the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, they not only won all four gold medals in the men and women's singles and doubles, but their second string players also claimed three of the silvers and one bronze.


And who will win at TaeKwondo -- a sport rooted in Korea's ancient martial arts -- if not the Koreans. They have after all been practicing for 2,000 years. Kenyans could learn a thing or two from them.


There is need for Kenyan sports administrators to capitalize on the natural comparative advantage that Kenyans are born sportsmen and women.


What is required is a long-term development program that leads to the production of quality athletes across the board.

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