Kenyan athletes might have shone at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo last week, winning seven golds, but persistent allegations of doping still cast a shadow as the global anti-doping agency threatens to sanction the east African country.

The warning is anything but trivial for a nation whose runners embody Kenyans’ hopes for lifting families out of poverty, a desperate desire that can drive some over the line.

Over the years, and following numerous scandals, Kenya has repeatedly promised and invested millions to clear up the issue — but it remains high up on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) watchlist…

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