Before Kiptum, he coached the Kenyan Kenneth Kipkemoi, winner of the important Rotterdam marathon and 4e in Chicago in 2018. Alas, Kipkemoi was suspended for two years for doping with a beta-blocker in 2020, a reduced sanction, the anti-doping having retained a ” neglect “ in medical treatment. “Unlike Kiptum, he was not disciplined”regrets Gervais Hazikimana.
“Doping is everywhere in Kenya, he laments. But it is mainly the clumsy ones who are caught, victims of a lack of education and information. »