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These Doping Claims will hurt Kenya Dominance -If not well Managed

This doping claims need to be counter checked NOW

All foreign “runners” must be vetted locally

We must Protect our young stars.

Doping drama in Kenya will not end soon as long we do not control the so called foreigner coaches and managers.

Sumgong and F Kiplagat two of Kenya hope in Marathon at Rio

The Kenya 3A, the immigration department must bare full responsibility for all we are seeing happening to our stars. Kenya participated for the very first time Olympic in 1956, but her first ever medal; a bronze was in 1964, won by Wilson Kiprugut in 800m in Tokyo, Japan.

This shows Kenya as a country has a unique talent and blessing given by the Almighty God and this is not by any chance a unique. If you look worldwide, you will find different countries with different talents.

Nigeria, the country has massive talents in football, Senegal has the best basketball team for women in Africa, Jamaica has great sprinters, Russia has wonderful gymnastic athletics, USA and Cuba has great boxers, Kenya and Ethiopia share some of great long distance runners and this is due to the Almighty wishes and there is nothing we can do about it. 

When the world became aware that, Kenya is dominating middle and long distance races, several theories were put forward, and even there were experts who were studying Kenyans, specifically the Kalenjin community which solely has produced over 95 % of all world beaters.

The study found out that, any normal high school male form this community can out run a well-trained athletics from Europe so easily. Their physical strength and able to with stand for long any resistances were found to be a inborn ability and not something you can learn.

“Running, like any sport, is inherently physical, and physical traits inform athletic success. Just because Larry Bird and Michael Jordan are tall doesn't mean they aren't first and foremost great athletes. Part of Olympian Michael Phelps' record-breaking swimming is his unusual body shape, which is genetically inborn; you can't train for longer arms. All athletes owe some of their success to their own physical traits, but because Kalenjin runners share those traits across an ethnic group, and because that ethnic group is part of the story of colonialism and white exploitation of blacks for their physical labor, it's harder to talk about. But that doesn't make their athleticism any less amazing”

Read more at http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/04/why-kenyans-make-such-great-runners-a-story-of-genes-and-cultures/256015/

Athletics Kenya chairman Elgeyo Marakwet County branch Pius Kiplagat Lai has cried out loud and wants these foreigners to be controlled, he says the influx of them is the cause of doping allegations that we keep on seeing reports done by western media.  

Lai was speaking at the side-lines of the Safaricom Iten Road Race on Saturday.

 “In the past, cases of doping were unheard of but today it seems the situation is escalating and we blame this for foreigners who are entering this area and trying to lure our young athletes into using the banned substances,” Lai said.

Two of Kenya hope in 3000m steeplechase, Kemboi and Kipluto

“Imagine people who want to misuse such young athletes come from their countries and tell them they will pay for the air ticket and enter them into races abroad. For you to be facilitated, you have to perform well and since they need also money athletes are lured to use the drugs,” claimed Lai.

Over the past three years, about 40 Kenyan athletes have tested positive for the banned substances and some are still serving their respective bans.

Three-time Chicago marathon winner Rita Jeptoo was the biggest casualty in Kenya being the top athlete who tested positive for a banned substance called EPO.

Recently World Anti-Doping Agency removed Kenya from its list of non-compliant countries to its code since the country had started implementing the anti-doping law.

While saying that the athletes should be aware of the punitive measures in the anti-doping law, Lai want the young athletes to train hard and salvage Kenya’s hard earned athletic fame.

“The law is in place and I know the culprits will face the law. Let us stay true to our sport and keep our image clean. Kenya is known as an athletic power-house and we should not taint by accepting to be cheated,” He added.

But three days later after WADA cleared Kenya from watch list; another report emerged claiming one of Kenya senior officials was caught on camera admitting of soliciting money from athletics so to alert them in advance of doping test teams.

Even though we want a clean championship, we also do not want double standard on this matter by these media out lets. The Western media is acting like there is bad blood between them and Kenya athletics.

We never saw this during Canada’s Ben Johnson doping,  

I think it is high time the Kenya government takes control of Iten training camps. Any person entering the country and claims to be am athlete, trainer or manager must be scrutinized well by CID officers in conjunction with KAAA.

The history of any foreign athlete, which races he/she has taken , and time achieved must be counter checked, we cannot allow people taking 3 hours to finish 42kms race to came and camp at our home of Champions.

Any person not known by our KAAA official and has no running data collected by anybody monitoring athletics worldwide, should not be allowed in Kenya in pretence of doing training at Iten.

Owners of training camps in Iten should do Kenya better by making sure that only true athletics are housed in their camps. Proper mechanism in hotels for foreigners should be put in place; anyone with recording equipment’s must get clearance from local authorities.

Faith Kipyegon is expected t bring home elusive 1500m medal.

We should put in place committed officers who can stop any suspicious person and inquire of his/her interest in those areas.

KAAA official must also pull up their socks and be extra careful with any interviews requested by any foreigner, no matter the weight of story, there should consult security organs and have a lawyer within the interviews.

It is high time, Kenya authority guides our young athletics with passion, Iten and Markwet is our land given to us by Almighty God and the talent within this areas must be protected at all cost. 

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Team Kenya is ready for Rio Games

World Javelin champion Juluis Yego leads Team Kenya to Rio Games

 

For first time ever Kenya will take part in High jump event

 

The team is in high morale at Iten, Home of Champions -

As usual Kenya will be going to Rio games not juts participate but collect more medals as she 

has being doing .

The team that will represent Kenya is already at a high altitude training camp at Home of 

heroes, Iten and Eldoret. The team has old and experienced runners like 3000m steeple chase 

Ezekiel Kemboi and new rising stars like 800m Margaret Nyairera. There are two field events, 

Javelin where world champion, Julius Yego"You tube man", will be aiming at wining a gold 

medal for Kenya for the first time in this event, and Mathew Sawe, will represent Kenya for the 

first time ever in high jump.

This are names of Team Kenya at Rio Olympics 2016. 

MEN

200m: Carvin Nkanata, Mike Mokamba

400m and 4x400m: Alphas Kishoyan, Raymond Kibet, Alex Sampao, Boniface Mweresa

800m: Alfred Kipketer, Ferguson Rotich, David Rudisha

1500m: Asbel Kiprop, Elijah Manangoi, Ronald Kwemoi

5000m: Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku, Isaiah Kiplangat Koech

10,000m: Paul Tanui, Charles Yosei, Geoffrey Kamworor, Bedan Karoki

Marathon: Eliud Kipchoge, Stanley Biwott, Wesley Korir

3000m steeplechase: Brimin Kipruto, Conceslus Kipruto, Ezekiel Kemboi

400m hurdles: Nicholas Bett, Boniface Mucheru, Haron Koech

High jump: Mathew Sawe

Javelin: Julius Yego

20km race walk: Samuel Gathimba, Simon Wachira

WOMEN

400m: Maureen Jelagat, Margaret Wambui

800m: Margaret Wambui, Eunice Sum, Winnie Chebet

1500m: Faith Kipyegon, Nancy Chepkwemoi, Viola Lagat

5000m: Vivian Cheruiyot, Hellen Obiri, Mercy Cherono

10,000m: Vivian Cheruiyot, Betsy Saina, Alice Aprot

Marathon: Jemima Sumgong, Helah Kiprop, Visline Jepkesho

3000m steeplechase: Hyvin Kiyeng, Beatrice Chepkoech, Lydia Rotich

400m hurdles: Maureen Jelagat

20km race walk: Grace Wanjiru

Rio Games:Team Kenya face another doping claim -Once again from Germany Media

The camp has one fridge, which is community used.

There are sixteen cameras to monitor all activities.

Buying any medicine over the counter in a Chemist is normal in Kenya.

Once again, our beloved country Kenya is again on spot of world , not because of winning marathon as usual, but due to claims of doping by a Germany TV and British newspaper.

This is the second time a Germany news out lets has claimed that there are elements of doping within Kenya runners. Doping is wide spread among many athletics, and I can remember the first time I heard about enhancements drugs was during Canadian Ben Johnson Olympic win of 100m in 09:.79, but his blood was found to have stanozolol. Three days later he also accepted of using steroids when he ran his 1987 world record, this prompted IAAF to rescind Ben Johnson world and ban him from all competitions, he never recovered.

What followed was a drama where Johnson and his coach Francis complained that they used doping in order to remain on an equal footing with the other top athletes on drugs they had to compete against. In testimony before the Dubin inquiry into drug use, Francis charged that Johnson was only one of many cheaters, and he just happened to get caught. Later, six of the eight finalists of the 100-meter race tested positive for banned drugs or were implicated in a drug scandal at some point in their careers:

“This is a problem that is wide spread, for now the parties involved are well equipped to hide their deeds and cannot be so reckless as we are told.”

 It is our wish to have a clean win in sports; it really hurts a clean sportsman/woman to be denied her podium win by another athlete who is being assisted by the use of drugs. 

For Kenya, one thing we should remember is that, Kenya has being doing wonders in running even when the use of drugs was not known. Kenya first participated at the Olympic Games in 1956, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the boycotted 1976 and 1980 Games. 

Kenya first ever medal at Olympics was won in 1964 in Tokyo Japan, by Wilson Kiprugut in 800m, where he won a Bronze. Naftali Temu started harvest of Gold medals in1968 at Mexico Olympics in 10,000m, the great Kipchoge Keino announced his presence in the same games by winning 1500m Gold, Amos Biwott  won 3000m steeple chase , which for no known reason has been a Kenya event since then, even sometimes winning all three spots on podium.

Others were, Silver- Benjamin Kogo 3000m steeplechase, Silver -4X400m Kenya team (Daniel Rudisha, Munyoro Nyamau, Naftali Bon and Charles Asati), -Silver-Kipchoge Keino 5000m, Bronze -Naftali Temu 5000m, Bronze-Boxing Phillip Waruinge and once gain Silver for Wilson Kiprugut in 800m.

“This was way back before doping was introduced, but Kenya still reigned. Kenyan athletes have won 86 medals in total, all from boxing and athletic events. Of those, 56 medals come from the long-distance running events, this shows there is talent in Kenya”.

Kenya has about 42 communities; from this number one community has all the praises of winning those medals, Kalenjin. This is the community that has produced all those world beaters, and note those areas called HIGH ALTITUDE areas have been their home since time in memorial.

Back in 1990s, I happened to be in an area called Kerio valley, this is another areas that produces great runners, Like Tecra Lurope.

I noted running is a normal things for children in this area, schools were always far and this meant the kids running every day morning and evening going to school and back. Within time this children becomes hardened and running is not a big deal to them, actually during primary schools running, the competitions are tough and you find those white agents coming to monitor some youngster.

This proves Kalenjin as a community has talents in athletics and it is God given, if at all doping was rampant as the claims is by those western media, we could be having many more communities running.

In few cases that Kenya athletes have being caught cheating, it has come to lime light that, the athlete   were not aware of those drugs been enhancers, Kisoria is a good example, he said he was given a medicine to cure his fever by a pharmacist who had no knowledge of WADA requirements on selling drugs to athletes, bad for Kisorio, the medicine had enhancers,he was banned from running.

It is even claimed by some of  athletics that, their managers might have administered those drugs in their foods without runner’s knowledge so has to boost the managers market and earning from major supposes. 

The Germany journalist claims that injections were found thrown in dustbins and boxes of EPO were found at the centre of the camp raises adrenaline, how can a camp of such magnitude be so ignorant and throw such injection anyhow and leave boxes laying around. Unless someone can prove me wrong, if this was so, this was a setup which can be by either other managers, other camp owners or other athletes who fear Kenya team. 

The owner of the Camp has said, there are several CCTV which are monitored 24/7, also the EPO drug is said must be kept in a fridge, and the camp has just one which is used by all athletes, and he and his wife monitor all activities and cannot allow such habit to be done in their camp.

Buying the drugs over the counters at a chemist as a patient is normal with many Kenyans, and I believe the chemist owner thought this were patients, if the journalist did actually found an-athlete buying the drug or injecting him/herself, then the story would have more weight, but for now, this a war of agents directed to Kenya athletics who are innocents. 

It is my hope Kenya will sent a clean team that will shame the critics and stand tall at Rio Games

Kenya Twende Rio....

Kenya Plans to once again dominate 3000SC men

Conseslus Kiproto sound warning at Doha League

Kenya has dominated the race since 1968.

It is all about “who will take the gold home for Kenya” 

Conseslus Kiproto, this young man has decreed a war with one man known well over, Eziekel Kemboi in 3000m steeple chase.

Ezekiel Kemboi reacts to a pus by Conseslus Kipruto

During the world championship in Beijing, it  clear there were some hostility between this two guys, NOTE, hostility in form of winning the gold medal, not personal one.

Eziekel Kemboi is well known for his explosive speed toward the finale 200, and the last handle which he does in style that always lips him far away from anyone following at close range. This was what he did during Beijing championship to deny young Kiproto a gold medal.

This race has become a Kenya affair since 1968 when Amos Biwott won gold medal, followed by Benjamin Kogo for silver. Since then, Kenya has won ten times, it is only in 1976(Montreal-

Canada)) and 1980 (Moscow), Kenya did not participate in the Olympics due to political stands.

The race is always very explosive as there are so many Kenyans who always do well in 3000m steeple chase, King Ezekiel Kemboi, young star Conseslus Kiproto, the wonder man Brimin Kipruto, Abel Mutai and many more are all set to make sure this gold is for Kenya.

Amos Biwott 1968

“Kenya is the dominant nation, winning the past six men’s Olympic titles and taking 13 of the 18 medals on offer in those races. Qatar and Bahrain are also strong, although their success is chiefly obtained via Kenyan-born athletes.”

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Kenya is yet to name her team  but some of this names will be in that list

Looking at just concluded Doha Diamond League, the battle will be between EziekelKemboi, the current title holder and the winner of Doha league, Conseslus Kiproto. Even though Kemboi was not among top finishes in Doha, I still have faith in him to collect one more gold medal at Rio games.

This is a race that will make world stand due to what Kenyans will produce, and this is one medal that I am counting for Kenya.

Go Kenya Go.