Kenyan Athletes Shine In Tokyo, But Anti-doping Efforts Remain In The Dark

Kenya's double gold medallist Beatrice Chebet celebrates at the world championships in Tokyo -- she has never failed an anti-doping test but questions are being asked about her country's practices (Credit: AFP)

Kenyan athletes may have shone at the world championships in Tokyo, winning seven golds, but persistent allegations of doping still cast a shadow as the global anti-doping agency threatens to sanction the east African country.

The warning is anything but trivial for a nation whose runners embody Kenyans hopes for lifting families out of poverty, a desperate desire that can drive some over the line.