Police commissioner Bernard Hinga admires medals won by police officers Kipchoge Keino, Naftali Bon, Thomas Saisi, Kimaru Songok, John Harun and Dismus Oyiengo during the Olympic games in Mexico, October 1968. This fiasco is still fresh in the minds of many sports enthusiasts looking forward to the forthcoming Tokyo Olympic Games, 2021. Hopefully, the delegation to Japan will look back and reflect on the 1968 Mexico team that brought glory to Kenya and not shame. Keino stormed to victory in the 1,500 metres powering past Jim Ryun of United States in spite of severe pains. When the games concluded, Kenya had collected nine medals; three gold, four silver and two bronze.

Source: Standard Digital June 14, 2021 00:40 UTC