OSAKA — Kipchoge "Kip" Keino made his Olympic debut at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games. Forty-three years later, the Kenyan legend was back in Japan, watching hundreds of elite athletes vie for world titles.

In his seven days in Osaka, Keino watched the 11th IAAF World Athletics Championships, starting with the men's marathon on Aug. 25.

After he returned to his home in Eldoret, Kenya, Keino, the president of the Kenya Olympic Committee, spoke with The Japan Times about this year's events and the remarkable life he has lived.