PARIS — When one thinks of Kenya, does one’s mind skip to – racewalk?

“I believe,” said 36-year-old Samuel Gathimba of Kenya, “I was born a walker.”

He also said, and he has a flair for any number of aptitudes, including expressing himself, “It’s a talent.”

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome anew to the amazing and, if you allow yourself to see it the way it can be, beautiful world of racewalk.