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Why Kenyan athletes have little time for World Indoor races

March 19, 2022 Kenya's Abel Kipsang in action during the men's 1500 meters heat 4 REUTERS

As the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia came to an end yesterday, the overall feeling among Kenya’s running enthusiasts is one of mild disappointment and perhaps bewilderment.

Why would Kenya, a country with overflowing talent in athletics, enter only a handful of runners to the three-day global assignment?

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