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Longosiwa forced to shift his training camp to West Pokot

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Bronze medallist Kenya's Thomas Longosiwa reacts after the 5000m final at the 11th Africa Games in Brazzaville on September 17, 2015. [AFP]

Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa, the 2012 Olympic 5000m bronze medallist, has moved from his training base in Iten to his rural home in West Pokot due to disruption caused by coronavirus.

Longosiwa, who is known to be a staunch Christian, asked Kenyans to seek God’s intervention to avert the crisis.

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