FILE PHOTO: Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Men's 3000 Metres Steeplechase Final - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 5, 2019 Gold medalist Kenya's Conseslus Kipruto on the podium REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari
ELDORET, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenya's Olympic 3,000 metres steeplechase champion Conseslus Kipruto has criticised the trimming of the Diamond League programme next year and told Reuters it will affect athletes' preparations ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The steeplechase, triple jump, 200 meters and discus have been cut from the Diamond League's core programme in an effort to create a faster-paced and more exciting event.
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