Olympic champion Jemima Sumgong's positive doping test is shameful to Kenyan athletes, her fellow runner Milcah Chemos said on Saturday. "It is a big shame to us Kenyan athletes and Kenyans in general," Chemos, the 2013 world 3,000m steeplechase champion told Reuters. Read: Jemima Sumgong tests positive for banned EPO"Athletes must know that they are responsible for what they take," Chemos said. Kenya's multi-marathon champion Rita Jeptoo, Sumgong's former training partner, tested positive for EPO in 2014 and was banned for four years. Kenya's middle- and long-distance success has been marred by doping cases involving elite athletes.

Source: The Star April 22, 2017 15:33 UTC