<div>
<div>
<p><strong>Plaque name: </strong>Iten - Home of Champions</p>
</div>
</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>
<div>
<p><strong>Location: </strong>Iten , Kenya</p>
</div>
</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>
<div>
<p><strong>Plaque awarded: </strong>10/05/2019</p>
</div>
</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>
<div>
<p><strong>Reason: </strong>Plaque category - Landmark</p>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<p>Iten, a town of 42,000 people in Elgeyo-Marakwet County of Kenya, is known as the &lsquo;Home of Champions&rsquo;. St. Patrick's High School is located in Iten and over the last 30 years has produced a long list of world-class long distance athletes. Alumni include Ibrahim Hussein, winner of three Boston Marathons and one New York City Marathon; Peter Rono, 1988 Olympic 1500m gold medallist, Wilson Boit Kipketer, 1997 World 3000m Steeplechase champion, Matthew Birir, 1992 Olympic 3000m Steeplechase champion and David Rudisha, 2012 Olympic 800m gold medallist and world record holder. Many athletes, including Rudisha, and World champions Edna Kiplagat, Florence Kiplagat, Lornah Kiplagat, Linet Masai, and Mary Keitany, have made homes in Iten.</p>
</div>

<div>
<h3>Plaque category - Landmark</h3>
</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>
<p><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong>Iten , Kenya</p>
</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>
<p><strong>Plaque awarded:&nbsp;</strong>10/05/2019</p>
</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
</div>

Iten - Home of Champions

Iten, Kenya- Heritage

Heritage Plaque Location

Iten - Home of Champions | Heritage Plaque | World Athletics

<h1 style="color: #1e1e1e; text-align: center;">WELCOME TO THE MUSEUM OF WORLD ATHLETICS</h1>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>The Museum of World Athletics&trade;, or MOWA, is a 3D fully virtual museum of athletics, which will take you on an interactive journey through the history of athletics, highlighting many of the legends of the sport.<br /><br />MOWA is the first sports museum to be established in the digital world, bringing a new level of innovation and creative technologies to the world of sport. The museum gives visitors a unique 3D online experience, highlighting key athletics champions from each continent, and celebrating each edition of the World Athletics Championships.<br /><br />Through realistic interactive content, including state-of-the-art 360 photographic reproduction of items donated by the athletes, MOWA&rsquo;s four galleries bring to life the stories of athletics.<br /><br />Among the exhibits are competition items &ndash; clothing, shoes, trophies and equipment &ndash; donated by or own behalf of many of the greatest athletes in history, including Paavo Nurmi, Jesse Owens, Fanny Blankers-Koen, Herb Elliott, Irena Szewinska, Carl Lewis, Marie-Jose Perec, Michael Johnson, Jan Zelezny, Allyson Felix, Usain Bolt, Valerie Adams and many more.<br /><br />The Museum of World Athletics is free to access and is available with text commentary in English, French and Spanish.</p>

MOWA - Close Up

<h1 style="color: #1e1e1e; text-align: center;">Attention athletes! Honour our history.</h1>
<h1 style="color: #1e1e1e; text-align: center;">Contribute to the collection</h1>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">We actively encourage all world and Olympic finalists and world record-breakers to donate items of clothing, shoes and equipment to the World Athletics Heritage Collection which is displayed in MOWA.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Please contact <a style="color: #ff873c;" href="mailto:MOWA@worldathletics.org">MOWA@worldathletics.org</a> to find out how your career can be featured in the museum.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p>

Exhibition catalogues and Centenary celebrations

MOWA Olympic Athletics Collection souvenir pamphlet

'Progression of World Athletics Records' - 2024 edition. View ebook

'A Magical Athletics Journey' MOWA comic book - view ebook