This is pretty interesting. For you conspiracy theorists, you can make note of the fact that KAAA does have money to pay western doctors... :) Paul ---------- Forwarded message ---------- July 29 2000 Oslo(Kenyan Sports Wire) Flashing as smile that could light up the vacated offices up bankrupt dot coms 18(!?) year old Sammy Kipketer wins the Bislett games in a12:55, remarkable for his age. He showed remarkable speed in the last 200m and may be heir to the throne of the mighty Gebrilsalasie. All this despite being able to breathe in only 80% of the oxygen a normal person does due to a condition known in Kenya "kilwhanarut", translation-Kilaminjaro tooth, known in the western world as megadontia. A Kenyan official explained that his teeth are so large that he is forced to smile when running to even get some airway passage to breathe through, though this is only a 1/4 inch or so. The good news is that smiling actually uses less muscular effort that grimacing or facial contortions while running and thus he saves some energy, the bad news is that he still can not breathe as efficiently as the Kenyan Federation would like. That is why he is being sent to an American orthodontist. He will have his mouth completly redone with the teeth severely reduced in size not only allowing him to breathe properly but will reduce his weight by several pounds. If this procedure is a success no doubt we will see him smiling on the victory platform in Sydney.
