Conseslus Kipruto set to anchor Kenya in African Games

Kenya's Conseslus Kipruto wins the athletics men's 3000m steeplechase final during the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games at the Carrara Stadium on the Gold Coast on April 13, 2018. [AFP]

Olympic and world steeplechase champion Conseslus Kipruto has been named in a strong Kenya team for the African Games set for August 19-31 in Rabat, Morocco.

In May, Kipruto's agent Michel Boeting warned that Kipruto had been advised by the doctors to rest and avoid exerting pressure on his foot. The 24-year-old had suffered a foot fracture and was due to stay out of competition until September.