The Electronic Telegraph
Thursday 27 July 2000

The Kenya Amateur Athletics Association (KAAA) has refused to reinstate the
three marathon runners they axed from their Olympic squad.
Moses Tanui, Elijah Lagat and Japheth Kosgei were originally selected for
Sydney but then dropped at the weekend and replaced with a new trio.

KAAA general secretary David Okeyo said they had become complacent while
training, but Tanui and Lagat, who finished first and second in their
country's trials, claim that the decision was "based purely on personal
grounds and not any reason related to training."

Eamonn Condon
WWW.RunnersGoal.com


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