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Mark Otieno out to shake off ‘doper’ tag as he chases Olympics ticket

Mark Otieno

Kenyan sprinter Mark Otieno during a past training session at Nyayo National Stadium. 

Photo credit: Chris Omollo | Nation Media Group

By  Ayumba Ayodi

Correspondent

NMG Sport

What you need to know:

  • Otieno finished second in men’s 100m final during the Olympics trials.
  • He fell short of attaining the Olympics qualifying standards of 10.00.

Every sportsman and woman dreams of one day competing  at the Olympic Games.

In sprinter Mark Otieno’s case, experience has taught him that the path to competing at the Olympics can be littered with several challenges.

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