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NKANATA OUT: Star sprinter out of Olympics due to blunder by NOCK and Athletics Kenya

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Mike Mokamba will be the sole competitor for Kenya in the 200m after Carvin Nkanata was withdrawn from the team due to documentation problems.

Team Kenya Chef de Mission Stephen Soi confirmed yesterday that Nkanata will not be competing at the games despite having arrived in Rio de Janeiro from his base in the US a few days ago.

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