He reminded me that there was a good chance of the missile hitting a reigning or former world champion, Olympics champion, or Commonwealth Games champion. This column has in the past addressed the grave danger that ignorance poses to Kenyan athletes. Kenyans currently hold the world record in marathon and half marathon races. The fastest man in the two-lap race, David Rudisha who holds the record of 1:40:91 over 800m, is the other world record holder from Kenya. Should he be banned, Manang’oi’s absence will reduce chances of a Kenyan breaking the 1,500m world record currently held by Morocco’s Hicham El Guerrouj.

Source: Daily Nation July 26, 2020 02:30 UTC