An Olympic track champion and five-time world cross country champion, everything seemed to be working well for Ngugi, and sponsors were lining up to sign him up. But he lost the case against the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF, now World Athletics) and everything went south. His life crumbled, businesses went broke and Ngugi was on self-destruct. “We didn’t win much money compared to today, but one was able to do a lot,” Ngugi said. CAREER OVERA 23-man IAAF Council later cleared Ngugi to run again in May, 1995, but his career was already over.

Source: Daily Nation May 31, 2020 03:00 UTC