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Kenya's chase for relays medal fails to takeoff as expected

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Samwel Imeta in action during 4x100m relays at the Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham, UK, yesterday. Inset: Boniface Mweresa looks stunned at the end of men's 400m final. [Kelly Ayodi, Standard]

What was expected to be a smooth sailing for Kenya in men's 4x100m relay final at the Commonwealth Games yesterday ended in total disarray for the Kenyans.

Kenya's hopes of a first ever Club Games medal were dashed in quite an unfortunate manner at the back-straight between Samwel Imeta and Dan Kiviasi. With that blunder, it ended the country's hunt for that rare medal.

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