Kenya: How the Kenyan Marathon Armoury Was Raided

17 August 2012

Nairobi — It's been a tough week for the revered Kenyan marathoners who despite bagging three of the six Olympics medals on offer, the pain of losing the desired gold to Ethiopia and Uganda still stings.

Parading arguably the most forceful men and women marathoners in London, Uganda's Stephen Kiprotich and Ethiopian Tiki Gelana broke into the Kenyan armoury and escaped with the much coveted top medals much to their surprise and consternation for the beaten rivals.

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