Kenyan sprint coach Dennis Mwanzo and a Japanese assistant coach Mieko Okumatsu, who are in New Delhi for the ongoing 12th World Para Athletics Championships, were bitten by stray dogs at the warm-up track of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Friday morning. The Supreme Court of India in August had given two separate orders on the stray dog population in the national capital.

Kenya team doctor Michael Okaro told The Indian Express that the dog bite cases were a ‘big sign of worry’.

“The incident occurred around 9:30 am in the morning and Dennis was rushed to the Safdarjung Hospital and was given the rabies vaccine. At a global event like the World Championships, such incidents are a big sign of worry. We are worried about Michael at the moment,” Okaro said.

Mwanzo was fixing the start

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