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Kenya dodges athletics ban, fears remain

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 Kenya is one of eight 'Category A' nations deemed by the Athletics Integrity Unit to have the highest doping risk that threaten the overall integrity of the sport. [iStockphoto]

It was the moment the global athletics world had been waiting for with apprehension: would Kenya be sent into exile following a spate of doping cases?

The official response elicited sighs of relief. World Athletics said there was no need for a lengthy blanket ban, but it would 'closely monitor' the situation.

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe, during a council meeting on Wednesday in Rome, Italy, said Kenya had made impressive progress in the fight against doping.

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