Zane Robertson had death threats over speaking out over doping in Kenya

Yeah there's no real altitude in NZ, actually Australia has towns at closer to ideal living and training altitudes.

brass yourself wrote:

Hard to take him seriously when you see him making a video like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz3Rm5k7RLM

EOT

Watching white guys trying to sound 'black' is pathetic. Why would you lower yourself like that?

You are gnawing on my last nerve. I only bother because you don't hide behind an unregistered name, otherwise you're as dogmatic as the worst of the anti-Kenya brigade.

Are you seriously accusing me of "psychopathy"? Of encouraging violence and threats to life? Out of line. Have a look at typical comments on social media or even try uploading a video to YouTube then get back to me. That some random Kenyan on Facebook wanted to hang a tractor tyre around his neck and set him alight and it being taken as a literal threat is the most ridiculous part of this. An overreaction by Zane but you can't ignore the fact it's garnered him more attention than he's ever had his entire career. I fully expect him to milk this to the last drop. If/when WADA finally declares Kenya compliant in November, it still won't be enough for the likes of you and Zane watching from outside the country because nothing short of a blanket ban will satisfy you lot even when he still hasn't come up with specifics. No names or incidences. Just a general characterisation of all Kenyans as cheats knowing the splash it will cause in the media and the doubt it will sow about 50+ years of domination in athletics.

Anyway, I'm done with the Robertsons as they've (hopefully) severed all ties with Kenya and won't be returning. They're now only able to chime in as outsiders. That it took 10 years to speak up when just weeks ago they were gushing on video about what makes Kenyan runners great strikes me as, at the very least, odd. That Kenya is now allegedly only successful because of cheating is quite a sharp turnaround, isn't it?

Hey,

El Keniano mate, you're right that the Robertson twins are obnoxious, and not all Kenyan runners are doping. And man it is funny watching Nick Willis with them (about two years ago in nz), it is like they hate him but he kept betting them, but at the same time he is the only one who could translate their language to nz reporters. However, Kenya looks really, really suspect and a lot of the unreal times by many of the greats from your country are probably the result of doping. Sadly.

Caster Semen.....ya wrote:

Hey,

El Keniano mate, you're right that the Robertson twins are obnoxious, and not all Kenyan runners are doping. And man it is funny watching Nick Willis with them (about two years ago in nz), it is like they hate him but he kept betting them, but at the same time he is the only one who could translate their language to nz reporters. However, Kenya looks really, really suspect and a lot of the unreal times by many of the greats from your country are probably the result of doping. Sadly.

It'll all come out in the wash. Zane should be able to come up with names now he's left the country. I, and others, think only third-tier types who couldn't cut it in Kenya doped. Of course, out of literally thousands, you'll get the odd Rita Jeptoo or Matthew Kisorio, but they're not the norm. Just my opinion and I appreciate how respectfully you've stated yours.

But that doesn't make much sense, the slow ones dope but the good Kenyans don't, what? To tell the truth Zane got a lot of abuse here, claiming he was rubbish but he has run the half in 59 mins. That is a very good time, again their personalities are devoid.

People on here and sites like Athletics Illustrated trust Zane only because he's 'one of us' i.e. white.

The Robertsons were on 60 minutes nz last year, and man do they have personality deficiencies.

Mope Dealer wrote:

El Keniano wrote:

It'll all come out in the wash. Zane should be able to come up with names now he's left the country. I, and others, think only third-tier types who couldn't cut it in Kenya doped. Of course, out of literally thousands, you'll get the odd Rita Jeptoo or Matthew Kisorio, but they're not the norm. Just my opinion and I appreciate how respectfully you've stated yours.

But that doesn't make much sense, the slow ones dope but the good Kenyans don't, what? To tell the truth Zane got a lot of abuse here, claiming he was rubbish but he has run the half in 59 mins. That is a very good time, again their personalities are devoid.

The slow ones dope because they can't quite hack it the most cutthroat distance running scene in the world. Makes a lot of sense to me.

Mope Dealer wrote:

The Robertsons were on 60 minutes nz last year, and man do they have personality deficiencies.

They're uneducated, wannabe wiggas too stupid to know people laugh behind their back when they speak. They're also mediocre so will never make the papers for their (lack of) talent.

Yes, they are uneducated, they come from the Hamilton area, that is sort of NZs answer to a hick-town. However, untalented is an unfair statement Zane has run 3:34 for 1500m and 59 mins for the half. These are excellent times and Jake's 5 & 10 times are 13:15 and 27:43. In political terms they are like Donald Trump, easily side tracked by silly infantile things instead of their main goal (running fast).

Those times are middling to Kenyans.

There have been something like 50 Kenyans caught doping and the problem here are the people talking about doping in Kenya? Right.

HRE wrote:

There have been something like 50 Kenyans caught doping and the problem here are the people talking about doping in Kenya? Right.

Nobodies, mostly, and no one has failed a test for a while now. Seems those 40 (out of thousands) were concentrated over a three-year period. Problem's been nipped in the bud.

El Keniano wrote:

HRE wrote:

There have been something like 50 Kenyans caught doping and the problem here are the people talking about doping in Kenya? Right.

Nobodies, mostly, and no one has failed a test for a while now. Seems those 40 (out of thousands) were concentrated over a three-year period. Problem's been nipped in the bud.

Except for the fact that the biggest managers and coaches in the sport are under arrest for doping their athletes...

El Keniano wrote:

Nobodies, mostly, and no one has failed a test for a while now. Seems those 40 (out of thousands) were concentrated over a three-year period. Problem's been nipped in the bud.

Sure it has. Good to know.

Clerk wrote:

El Keniano wrote:

Nobodies, mostly, and no one has failed a test for a while now. Seems those 40 (out of thousands) were concentrated over a three-year period. Problem's been nipped in the bud.

Except for the fact that the biggest managers and coaches in the sport are under arrest for doping their athletes...

Correct. For doping Rita Jeptoo and Matthew Kisorio. Looks like they'll have their permits revoked.

That's right. Kenya officially compliant now. You mad, bro?

https://www.wada-ama.org/en/media/news/2016-08/wada-removes-kenya-from-the-world-anti-doping-codes-non-compliant-list

El Keniano wrote:

That's right. Kenya officially compliant now. You mad, bro?

https://www.wada-ama.org/en/media/news/2016-08/wada-removes-kenya-from-the-world-anti-doping-codes-non-compliant-list

That and two bucks will get you on the subway. It's like getting the stamp of approval of the WWE, all of our bloated wrestlers are clean even Brock Lesnar who just failed a PED test.....