The 1970s were a very political time in the world of sports, and even the otherwise sacrosanct Olympic games were not immune to the posturing and power games of the Cold War.
Coming into this decade, Kenya would have expected to go from strength to strength after a promising showing at the 1968 and 1976 Summer Olympics. It was not that be as the intrigues of resisting apartheid and imperialism meant that Kenya skipped the 1976 and 1980 Olympics, denying a slew of potential legends an opportunity to shine on the biggest stage in sports.
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