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Kipchoge backs IAAF decision to ban Kenyan athletes

National Olympic Committee of Kenya President Kipchoge Keino and Cambridge International School CEO Anthony Millward commissions the 400m tartan running track at the institution in a past event. PHOTO / DENIS OKEYO

NAIROBI, Kenya: National Olympic Committee Kenya (NOCK) chairman Kipchoge Keino has backed IAAF decision to temporarily ban eight Kenyan athletes for doping.

Marathon runner Alice Ndirangu was the worst hit as she was handed a four years suspension for using the banned substances at the 2012 Maraton Gobernador 47 in Mexico.

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