NAIROBI Wholesale Ottawa Senators Jerseys , Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Wilson Kipsang and Mary Keitany who won Sunday's men and women races at New York Marathon on Wednesday called on Athletics Kenya (AK) and the country's government to clamp down on substance abuse to safeguard the nation's strong tradition in the sport from worldwide ridicule.
Kipsang and Keitany won the biggest marathon in numbers against the backdrop of an international storm kicked off by compatriot and female marathon star Rita Jeptoo having her A-Sample test positive for blood booster EPO.
The raging furor domestically and abroad overshadowed Kipsang's and Keitany's conquering feats of races ran in adverse weather conditions and the two champions rent their voices to the debate clearly disappointed the rug had been pulled under their feet.
"It wasn't good news especially to athletes who have been running at the top with good times. It's something government should go deep and intervene to ensure it doesn't happen again because it doesn't portray a good image of our country," Kipsang said.
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"The federation should take action on doping cases because it's given us and our country a tainted image out there," Keitany Wholesale New York Islanders Jerseys , who bagged victory 2:25:05, added.
The pair who completed hard-fought victories over Ethiopia's Lelisa Desisa (men) and compatriot Jemima Sumgong (women) over the last 600m in close dramatic finishes to both races returned back home on Tuesday night to a rousing reception from family Wholesale New Jersey Devils Jerseys , relatives and officials of the Professional Athletes Association of Kenya that Kipsang serves as president.
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