Kenya team for Bahamas relays hit by withdrawals


Ronald Kwemoi of Kenya reacts as he crosses the finish line in the men's 1500m race during the Lausanne Diamond League meeting at the Stade de la Pontaise in Lausanne July 3, 2014. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

NAIROBI (Reuters) - High-profile withdrawals have hit Kenya's team a week before the second IAAF world relay championships in Nassau, Bahamas, officials said on Saturday.

Ronald Kwemoi, a 1,500 metres specialist, pulled out after twice world 1,500m and former Olympic champion Asbel Kiprop said he was injured and could not return to the Atlantic archipelago where he set a world relay record last year.

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