Some of Kenya's top runners will skip next month's Moscow world championships on the orders of their agents, who want athletes to prioritize events that pay more, according to former Olympic champion Kipchoge Keino.

A host of Kenyan runners will miss the championships due to injury while some who are fully fit have declined the invitation to compete in Moscow.

Keino, a double Olympic gold medalist and former 5,000m world record holder, said agents are to blame.