Kenyan athletes express fear over Coronavirus

Kenya's Hellen Obiri celebrates winning the Women's 5000m final at the 2019 IAAF Athletics World Championships at the Khalifa International stadium in Doha on October 5, 2019. [Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP]

As concerns mount over the coronavirus scare, Kenyan athletes have expressed fear the spread of the virus could affect their track and field series which in turn may affect participation at the Tokyo Olympics Games.  

So far, the outbreak has seen some competitions postponed and others cancelled outright with about 80,000 people infected, the vast majority in China, raising concerns over the upcoming international sporting events including Diamond League series and Olympics Games in Japan.