Kenya’s first Olympic medalist Wilson Kiprugut Chumo says it’s shameful to get stripped of Olympic medals for use of banned substances. [Photo: Courtesy]Wilson Kiprugut Chumo, who won Kenya’s first Olympic medal at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, has cautioned the national team against doping. His remarks came even as Jemimah Sumgong was banned few years after winning Gold at the Rio Olympic Games in 2016. Former athlete Wilson Kiprugut Chumo at his residential home in Kericho County. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]Kiprugut said the competition at the Olympic Games in 1964 was not as stiff as nowadays.

Source: Standard Digital May 26, 2021 09:00 UTC