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PAAK: AK deducted athletes earnings irregularly

Marathon world record holder and Professional Athletes Advancing Kenya (PAAK) President Wilson Kipsang addresses the press. PHOTO: KEVIN TUNOI

Nairobi, Kenya: Elite athletes have raised the red flag over “irregular” deductions worth Sh5 million by Athletics Kenya (AK) from the prize money and bonuses they earned at the inaugural World Relays Championships in Bahamas in May

Julius Ndegwa, the Organising Secretary of Professional Athletics Association of Kenya (PAAK), said yesterday AK is no longer protecting the interest of athletes, but seems keen to exploit them.

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