Tough times ahead as Kenyans head for Rio to meet likes of Farah, Amos and Ghribi

ATHLETICS-DIAMOND-GBR France's Pierre-Ambroise Bosse (R) beats Canada's Brandon McBride (2nd R) to win the men's 800m at the IAAF Diamond League Anniversary Games athletics meeting at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park stadium in Stratford, east London on July 22, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Ben STANSALL

Kenyans must brace themselves for tough battles in middle and long distance races at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5-21.

From Botswana’s Olympic 800m silver medallist Nijel Amos and South Africa’s prodigy Caster Semenya, to Britain’s double Olympic champion Mo Farah, Kenyans certainly have a mountain to climb in Rio. And after months of debate on whether they can stop the Briton at the Samba nation bonanza, Farah seems ready for the opposition.