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Why Kenya's athletics supremacy is on the decline

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 19/08/2016. Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) of Kenya celebrates winning the gold. REUTERS

There is no doubt that Kenyan athletes have required no prop to stand tall on the global stage.

From middle distance races, road races and marathons to new sprint sensation in Africa 100m men's record holder Ferdinand Omanyala, Kenya's top guns have always swept the board.

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