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Cut the heated rhetoric as championship draws closer

The withdrawal of top teams from the IAAF World Under-18 Championships set for Nairobi does not auger well for the country ahead of the July event.

United States is the latest team to pull out of the global event citing fear of terrorism, joining nations like Britain, Switzerland and New Zealand who also opted out over security concerns.

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