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US doctors' visit renews calls for more sports specialists in Kenya

Dr Kiran Mullur from Wake Forest University school of medicine examines basketball player Sheila Cherotich in Elodret. [Stephen Rutto, Standard]

A visit by a team of medics from America to Iten and Eldoret, the country's hotbed of athletics for one week of free medical services has renewed debate on the need for more sports doctors in Kenya.

A number of Kenyan sportsmen and women have suffered career-threatening injuries during and out of competition, which has worsened due to poor medical care.

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