Mutinda points out areas of improvement after punching World Championships ticket
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Reading Time: 2min | Sat. 28.06.25. | 17:40
Tinega and Kipkorir, both part of Team Kenya to the World Relays, also achieved qualification time in the individual race
After stunning the athletics scene during the national championships hosted at Ulinzi Complex, with a World Athletics Championship qualifying mark, Kenya Police's George Mutinda is on mission to go quicker as part of his preparations for the big stage.
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On Friday, 27 June, history was made as Mutinda led teammate Brian Tinega and Prisons' Kevin Kipkorir in going under the men's 400m 44:85 seconds mark, set for the 2025 Tokyo Championship.
Mutinda clocked 44.51 to finish ahead of Tinega who came home in 44.67 while Kipkorir completed the podium places in 44.80.
George Mutinda of the Police clocked 44.51s to win the men’s 400m, ahead of teammate Brian Tinega (44.67s) and Prisons’ Kelvin Kipkorir (44.80s). All three athletes met the World Championships qualifying standard #KCBFoundation#roadtotokyo2025#BetikaNaCommunity#akchamps2025 pic.twitter.com/YyzXnSshVv
— Athletics Kenya (@athletics_kenya) June 27, 2025
A visibly excited Mutinda says he had been working for this moment for a year now but there is more to be done.
"This is exciting and a reward for hard work. I focused on my endurance in the last year and it has paid off beautifully. However, now is not the time to slow down. The achievement has given me confidence to go for quicker times as the National Trials near," he told the media at the finishing line.
The Police sprinter believes he is capable of producing even better results in subsequent races if he works on his take off.
Meanwhile, Tinega, said the race is one he will savour for many years, telling Athletics Kenya (AK) that this was one of the toughest races he had ever run in a while. He had managed 44.99 on Thursday in the heats, a time that build his confidence in going for the Tokyo qualification mark for the individual race.
Tinega had already booked his place on the plane to Tokyo via the World Relays in Guangzhou, China. He was part of Team Kenya’s mixed 4x400m relay team that bagged bronze at the global competition in May this year, as well as the men’s 4x400m relay team, qualifying for the Tokyo games on both occasions.
Elsewhere, Kipkorir who said he is going to intensify his training ahead of the national trials for the global championship, was also part of the Relay success.
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