Kenya end Para Games on low note as Sang finishes sixth in 1500m T11

Kenya’s Erick Sang competes in the Men’s 1500m T11 final with the help of his guide Erick Kirui during the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics Games at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium on Tuesday, August 31, 2021. [Team Kenya Paralympics]

Kenya ended her 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games campaign on a whimper with 1500m T11 finalist Erick Sang’s forlorn look in post-race interview summing up a forgettable sojourn to Japan.

Beaten, spent and decidedly not in the best psychological frame, Sang and his make-shift guide Erick Kirui struggled to keep up with a ruthless field egged on Brazilian Yeltsin Jacques to a World Record.