Irrespective of our performance in athletics here in Gold Coast, we must return home knowing we have a major "Opponent" just next door and it is no longer business as usual. I am talking about Uganda who disoriented us in both men 5,000m and women's 10,000m to take both gold medals through Joshua Cheptigei and Stella Chesang respectively.
This is a bad sign especially when we know that Ethiopians are also not far away. Truth be told, our long distance field is slowly shrinking fast ostensibly due to road races with Geoffrey Kamworor and Bedan Karoki the latest casualties.
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