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Kenya fails to win a medal in 1500m T46: I was caught up in two minds, Kipruto admits

August 28, 2021. Felix Kipruto of Kenya, Hristiyan Stoyanov of Bulgaria and Aleksandr Iaremchuk of the Russian Paralympic Committee in action REUTERS

Felix Kipruto admitted he was caught up in two minds as to whether to run from the front or sit back and go for the kill in the 1500m T46 finals eventually settling for sixth place at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games on Saturday.

The result marked yet another bad day in the office for Kenya as medals slipped through the fingers in 1500m T46 – a race meant for track and field athletes missing their arm from near the top of their arm.

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