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NAME DISHONEST ATHLETES’ DOCTORS: Kiprop wonders why shield cheats when athletes can win without doping

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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