By BERNARD ROTICH More by this AuthorThe athletics fraternity is in mourning following the passing on of 1972 Olympics 3,000m steeplechase silver medalist Ben Jipcho. National Olympics Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) President, Paul Tergat, mourned Jipcho as the founding father of athletics in Kenya who opened global doors to Kenyan athletes. "We are saddened by the loss of Jipcho, a pioneer of athletics in Kenya. Jipcho claimed silver in the 3,000m steeplechase at the 1970 Edinburg Commonwealth Games before bagging silver medal at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games in the 3,000m steeplechase. In 1973, he won gold in 5,000m and 3,000m steeplechase during the All Africa Games in Lagos, Nigeria.

Source: Daily Nation July 24, 2020 07:41 UTC