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James Waweru from Nyahururu during the fourth leg of the Betika/Athletics Kenya Track and Field meet at Afraha Stadium, Nakuru, on April 5, 2025. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]
As the crowd roared with excitement and feet pounded the newly laid tartan track at the Nakuru's Afraha Stadium, the fourth leg of the Betika Athletics Kenya (AK) track and field meet over the weekend offered more than a showcase of speed of speed, strength, and skill.
It was a celebration of both rising stars and seasoned champions lighting up the stadium. But behind the cheers and championship dreams, another race was quietly unfolding, a race not for medals, but for integrity.
In the shadows the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (Adak) and AK were on the sidelines, their mission was central to reclaim the soul of Kenyan athletics from the taint of doping.
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