By BENARD ROTICHMore by this AuthorLast week, Kenyan athletes probably alerted their bank managers of impending, incoming cash transfers. Because they were angling for a big pay day at the Paris Half Marathon. The Paris Marathon, initially scheduled for April 5, has also been postponed to October 18, further disrupting athletes’ training programmes and financial plans. She told Nation Sport she wanted to use the race next month to gauge herself before targeting a major marathon race. Other athletes who have been affected include former 3,000m steeplechase Diamond League races champion Jairus Birech and Amsterdam Marathon champion Vincent Kipchumba who were to compete in the Roma Ostia Half Marathon in Italy last Sunday.

Source: Daily Nation March 10, 2020 02:37 UTC