Ben Jipcho, the man who sacrificed his gold medal ambitions in 1500m by playing the rabbit for Kipchoge Keino at the 1972 Olympics, is dead. His place in the history of world athletics and Kenya is assured. “The Mexico Olympics will remain etched my mind for the rest of my life for the part Jipcho played as we struck gold when I beat Jim Ryun in1500m,” Kipchoge said. Thereafter, together, we started recruiting talent – Jipcho took many athletes to Kenya Prisons while I took others to the Kenya Police where I was serving,” Kipchoge said. His place in the history of world athletics and Kenya is assured.

Source: Standard Digital July 24, 2020 06:26 UTC