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ANGER PERSISTS: Athletes blame coaches for failure in Bahamas, but AK defends team

From left; Distance Medley Relay silver medalists Timothy Cheruiyot, Abednego Chesebe and Sylvia Chesebe on arrival from JKIA from Nassau, Bahamas World Relay Championship on May 5, 2015.PHOTO/DENNIS OKEYO

The arrival of Team Kenya from the second edition World Relays Championships in Bahamas was characterised by blame game as athletes seemed to blame the technical bench for the below par performance.

Former Olympic champion, Wilfred Bungei appeared to blame coach Sammy Rono for the poor performance, in which Kenya finished seventh with no single gold medal. The team jetted back on Tuesday night.

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