IAAF: Kenya track team can compete at Games
Kenya's track and field athletes won't be banned from the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro despite serious concerns over the African country's anti-doping program, the IAAF said Friday.
Kenya's track and field athletes won't be banned from the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro despite serious concerns over the African country's anti-doping program, the IAAF said Friday.
Despite Thursday's decision by the World Anti-Doping Agency to suspend Kenya's drug-testing agency, the IAAF says the country's athletes can still compete internationally through the end of 2016.
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