Nairobi — Daniel Simiyu was inconsolable in 2019 after finishing second at the Team Kenya trials for the World Athletics Championships in Doha but was not named in the final team.
A top three finish was a guarantee to make the team and Simiyu, then a hugely unknown figure had finished second in the 5,000m behind Michael Kibet, but both were missing when the final team was named.
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