Ben Jipcho when he finished second in the 1972 Olympic games. Covid 19 Time SeriesAthletic legend Ben Jipcho died last week, a pauper, just like many other retired sports heroes in Kenya. I first saw Ben Jipcho in 1968 when he became part of the Kenyan team to the Mexico Olympics that year. I had not heard of Kipchoge Keino until I saw Jipcho running at the Kenyatta Stadium in Kitale. Maybe only England, India, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa have better remuneration packages than the Caribbean islands cricket team.

Source: Standard Digital July 31, 2020 09:22 UTC