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Diamond League format denies Kenyans more income

Kenya's Hellen Onsando Obiri reacts after competing in the women's 3,000m during the 2017 IAAF Birmingham Diamond League athletics meeting at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham on August 20, 2017. / AFP PHOTO

Kenyan athletes are set to lose significant income from Diamond League circuits should world running government IAAF settle for 12 disciplines per meeting starting next season.

Earlier this year, Kenya and Ethiopian, the two world distance running powerhouses, had opposed the decision by IAAF to cut the 5,000m and 10,000m from the lucrative Diamond League circuit.

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