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Mosquito nets fencing a garden at Mudiri Estate in Kakamega town, June 28, 2021. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]
World-beating marathoner Eliud Kipchoge - now Malaria Ambassador - once missed a crucial race after being spiked by malaria while training at Kasarani stadium.
This happened as when the double Olympic champion started his career in sports and qualified for the world junior championships. “It was my first race outside Kenya, but I couldn’t go because of malaria. I thought that was the end of my trips,” he says.
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