Watch out, threat of coronavirus could derail our athletes’ dreams

Hellen Obiri celebrates winning the Women's 5000m final at the 2019 IAAF Athletics World Championships at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on October 5, 2019. [File, Standard]

The writing has been on the wall for months now. The world was waiting for Kenya’s word on a possibility that the Tokyo Olympic Games will go on as planned. Already, Australia have asked their athletes preparing for the games to wait and see as concerns on the disease keep sending shock waves across the globe. Worryingly, in less than two months, the virus has been detected in 47 countries.