If you saw the women’s 800m at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest last month, you would have seen Kenyan athlete Mary Moraa beat two top athletes, Keely Hodgkinson and Athing Mu. She finished the run, jumped in the air, and then did a dance in celebration. [In an interview with a sports channel, she said, “It’s my slogan since Birmingham… that’s where I started dancing. When I’m in the stadium, when I finish the race I first entertain my spectators.”]
There are many such examples globally of showmanship, spontaneity, large personalities and amazing stories in track and field.
