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Heart-break for Kenya after Cheptoo fails to start in discuss

Discus Vivian Cheptoo during IAAF World U18 Championships at Kasarani Stadium on Tuesday 11/07/17.Boniface Okendo/standard

It is heartbreaking for an athlete to register a Did Not Finish in a race.

It is worse when they register a Did Not Start (DNS) in a high-profile competition like the ongoing IAAF World Under-18 Championships at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani.

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