There are still fears that Kamariny, a stadium with a rich history in Kenya’s athletics development will remain a centre of false promises.
After producing innumerable world beaters in athletics including 800m world record holder David Rudisha and Kenyan-born Qatari Saif Shaheen (born Stephen Cherono), who held the men’s 3000m steeplechase world record for 19 years since 2004, Kamariny, the athletics fraternity shouldn’t be a theatre of jinxes.
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Stephen Rutto
| May 13, 2025