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Olympic javelin silver medallist: Enough with this captain armband issue

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 20/08/2016. Julius Yego (KEN) of Kenya competes. REUTERS

Before his resignation as team Kenya captain yesterday, Olympic javelin silver medallist Julius Yego had already waded into controversy.

The former world champion had fallen out with Team Kenya management on Friday, after he took to Facebook to express his frustrations over what he claimed was training without a coach at the Tokyo Games team pre-departure camp in Kasarani, Nairobi.

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