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Kenyan runners discovered to be using performance-enhancing drugs

Tigrai Onlne - February 16, 2014

Kenyan runners discovered to be using performance-enhancing drugs
Does this mean Ethiopian Athletes have been cheated out of gold medals over the years?

We sought out Erupe in his home in Eldoret for an interview but he declined to meet us. “I made my money and I do not owe anyone any explanations,” he told our investigative team over the phone.

However, investigations by The Standard on Sunday reveal that doping is no longer a secret and athletes openly and casually talk about it the way one talks about eating lunch.

Conversations about the drug use tend to go like this: “You see so and so? Yes, the one that won that marathon? Well, he or she is a ‘boosters’ guy.”

“Boosters”, as athletes refer to the banned drugs, threaten to taint the image of a sport that has marketed the country internationally so effectively than any marketing campaign could ever achieve.

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