How NOC-K bungled entry bids for sprint star and high jumper: US-base 200m national record holder, Carvin Nkanata and high jumper Matthew Sawe recount their ordeal in the hands of officials

Caption From left, Ukraine's Ihor Bodrov, Germany's Julian Reus, United States' Lashawn Merritt, France's Christophe Lemaitre and Carvin Nkanata of Kenya compete in a men's 200-meter heat during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Summary From left, Ukraine's Ihor Bodrov, Germany's Julian Reus, United States' Lashawn Merritt, France's Christophe Lemaitre and Carvin Nkanata of Kenya compete in a men's 200-meter heat during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

For US-based sprinter Carvin Nkanata, it was a case of resilience, passion and the spirit of never giving up that saw him compete at the Rio Olympics Games and earn the title an 'Olympian'.

Nkanata arrived at the Olympics venue a week before the athletics programme started, only to be kicked out because of what the authorities said lack of credentials to represent the country in the 200m.  Yet, the said credentials were sent to Carolina USA, where he lives.