An army helicopter hovered above but the sound of its engines was drowned by the roar of the fans inside the Kasarani Stadium immediately Lydia Cheruto’s name was called as athletes lined up for the 800 metres semi-final.
The patriotism witnessed on Friday evening before the race which she went on and won has been the trademark of Kenyans who are attending the ongoing IAAF World U18 Championships Nairobi that end today.