How April Fools' Day prank on Asbel Kiprop sold out

Kenya's Asbel Kiprop celebrates as he wins the final of the men's 1500 metres athletics event at the 2015 IAAF World Championships at the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium in Beijing on August 30, 2015. [AFP]

For a man who has the world at his feet, Asbel Kiprop is not your ordinary celebrity.

With an Olympic gold, three world championships titles, Africa title and the third-fastest time in 1,500m in history is no mean feat. He’s simply on the global prism.