Kenya has been the leading African country at the games for almost a decade, but medals are harder and harder to secure, so the country must be innovative.
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Kenya must keep adapting its development programmes - and move beyond just high altitude running academies.
For Olympic sports to thrive, the government must commit and find additional financing, notably through the private sector and sponsorship.
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His sudden death at 24 has shone a light on what a talent and hard worker he was, and what he represented.
The decline in Kenyan medals at the world championships is due to increased competition and a lack of investment at home.
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Professor and Chair of Allied Health Studies, Stephen F. Austin State University
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