Kenya: Mark Otieno - Borrowed Pair of Shoes Propelled Me to the Olympics

A pair of new spikes from his Ugandan friend and sprinter Orogot Tarsis a day before the trials is what made the difference for Mark Otieno to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Otieno's spikes had seen better days and was talking about them at the warm up track at Kasarani when Orogot overheard the conversion.

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