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Asbel Kiprop accepts his Middle Distance Athlete of the year award from Kipchoge Keino during the Athletics Kenya Gala at Safari Park Hotel on Dec 10, 2015. [PHOTO:DENNIS/STANDARD]
“I don’t know what oath they took with these doctors,” Asbel Kiprop, a holder of one Olympic Games and three world 1,500m titles, muses as he gets down for an in-depth interview with FeverPitch. His stream of thought is informed by several Kenyan athletes who have been banned for doping among them two high profile road runners.
Although the 26-year old star athlete is excited as the Olympic season unfolds, trepidation is apparent on his face over news of doping swirling over Kenyans.
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