Julius Yego burst on the scene in 2015, at the World Championships, setting an African record for the farthest javelin throw. This sets him as the first possible Kenyan to win an Olympic gold in the javelin toss.
Looking into his background, Julius comes from an area in Kenya’s Rift Valley, where they’re known for Olympic sprinters, but no one knew how to throw a javelin; so he turned to YouTube. He’s self taught and found inspiration in Andreas Thorkildsen from Norway, who competed in 2004 and 2008. He watched videos and learned from his technique and training methods.
Who says you can’t learn anything from watching YouTube?
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