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Questions rise on Kenyans poor show in Rome meet

Kenya's Benjamin Kigen in action during the Men's 3000M Steeplechase. [Courtesy]

Furious reactions greeted poor performance of Kenyan athletes at the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea, the fourth leg of the IAAF Diamond League in Rome, Italy, on Thursday.

The poor show came in the run up to All Africa Games in Rabat, Morocco, from  August 19 to August 31 and the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, from September 28.

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