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Anxiety after doping bans but AK says no Kenyan athlete is involved so far

Joyce Jemutai Kiplimo wins a marathon race in Germany. Kiplimo has been banned for doping. [PHOTO: COURTESY] 8KM women battle during Athletics Kenya Defence Forces(AKDF) 2013 championship at Thika Barracks on Saturday 19/01/13.PHOTO:BONIFACE OKENDO

Fear has gripped the Kenyan athletics landscape one day after IAAF announced that 32 more adverse findings were established from Helsinki (2005) and Osaka (2007) World Championships.

The disclosures from the IAAF’s re-testing has come barely nine days ahead of the World Athletics Championship that starts in Beijing, China, on August 22, heightening anxiety about the future of athletes who might have been named in the squads for the global competition.

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