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Athlete, coach betrayal: Sold doping lies for morsel and tour

Paul Kibet right and Elius Kiptum athlete and coach jailed over false doping claims. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

In 2019, some overzealous journalists working for the Dokumentarkompagniet, a Danish television channel reached out to retired athlete Elias Kiptum.

The reporter engaged the athlete on Kenya's supremacy in athletics and in between the conversation, which was mostly on social media, sought a special favour.

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