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Coronavirus restrictions have a knee on the neck of the sport

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Golfer Jane Koech follows her shot during The Standard County Golf Classic at the Eldoret Golf Club in Eldoret yesterday. 23.09.2016. PHOTOS BY PETER OCHIENG/STANDARD.

The image of former Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, pressing his knee on the neck of George Floyd and nonchalantly killing him has so enraged the world.

Floyd’s final words “I can’t breathe…” are so poignant that they have moved many people across the USA and indeed the world, and led to spontaneous demonstrations.

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