More Kenyan runners discovered to be using performance-enhancing drugs

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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. “Only a fool can deny that it is happening,” said athletics legend Kipchoge Keino, who is also the chairman of the National Olympic Committee of Kenya.

In the pantheon of Kenya’s world-conquering athletes, none occupies a more exalted place than Dr Keino, who is also an honorary member of the International Olympic Committee.