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Two-time Kenyan Olympic champion and 800m World Record holder David Rudisha said Monday he was grateful to be alive after surviving a plane crash on the weekend in southern Kenya.<\/p>\n
Rudisha among others on the light aircraft were enroute to Nairobi after attending the “Maasai Olympics” — a series of sporting competitions involving Maasai youth, in Kajiado.<\/p>\n
According to reports, the aircraft he was travelling in encountered trouble and was forced to make an emergency landing.<\/p>\n
“It was a scary episode where you hold your heart in your hand as you pray to God,” Rudisha, the patron of the Maasai Olympics told The Nation newspaper.<\/p>\n
“The pilot did an incredible job to keep the plane afloat and stable for long. We thank God we all came out alive,” he added.<\/p>\n
The 33-year-old is a sponsor of the “Maasai Olympics”, which was established a decade ago by community leaders and conservation group Big Life Foundation.<\/p>\n
The goal is to help preserve the lion population and replace the traditional Maasai rite of hunting the big cats with sporting contests.<\/p>\n
“One of the passengers was injured and is being treated at hospital,” the conservation charity said in a statement released late Saturday.<\/p>\n
“The others, including Mr. Rudisha, who is the patron of the Maasai Olympics, suffered no significant physical injuries,” it added.<\/p>\n
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