Local stars now facing uncertain future

Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich competes in the Women's Marathon at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha on September 27, 2019. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)

With dozens of international athletics events having been cancelled or postponed due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, Kenya's star athletes are facing an uncertain future even as they continue to train. 

With the epidemic having already plunged the global athletics calendar into disarray and cast a huge shadow over preparations for spring road races, marathons, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, Kenya's runners say they are just training to keep fit but they don't know what will happen in future.