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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....