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Is it another empty promise to construct Kamariny Stadium?

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Athletes from various training camps in Iten town train at Kamariny stadium in Elgeyo Marakwet County. April 16, 2025. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

There are still fears that Kamariny, a stadium with a rich history in Kenya's athletics development will remain a centre of false promises.

After producing innumerable world beaters in athletics including 800m world record holder David Rudisha and Kenyan-born Qatari Saif Shaheen (born Stephen Cherono), who held the men's 3000m steeplechase world record for 19 years since 2004, Kamariny, the athletics fraternity shouldn't be a theatre of jinxes.

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