Korir on the cusp: Athletics Kenya officials expected to announce final squad to Guiyang

Japhet Kipyegon Korir of Kenya reacts at the finish line of the senior race of World Cross Country Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, on March 24, 2013.

Japhet Korir, the reigning world cross-country champion, could be dropped from the national squad to the 41st IAAF World Cross-Country Championships that runs in Guiyang, China, on March 28.

Korir, who finished 48th in the national trials at Uhuru Gardens last month but given a lifeline through the coaches' wild card, is fighting for a slot on the final team. He is fighting it out with Geoffrey Kamworor, Bedan Karoki, Moses Mukono, Bernard Barsoton, Philip Langat and Joseph Kiptum.