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Kenya's Paul Lonyangata celebrates after winning the 42nd edition of the Paris Marathon on April 8, 2018 in Paris.

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Quarantined Kenyans prep for Taipei Marathon on treadmills

What you need to know:

  • Two Kenyans, former Paris Marathon champion Paul Lonyangata and Elisha Rotich, are among 12 foreign athletes invited for the race that is classified as Bronze Label by the World Athletics
  • Rotich said each athlete is training in their rooms and organisers are taking good care of them
  • Lonyangata said he is looking forward to a good race despite the strict measures to curb the spread of the virus

Kenyan athletes gearing up for the Taipei Marathon in Taiwan on December 20 have been forced to severely adjust their training regimen due to strict coronavirus restrictions.

Two Kenyans, former Paris Marathon champion Paul Lonyangata and Elisha Rotich, are among 12 foreign athletes invited for the race that is classified as Bronze Label by the World Athletics.