If you look at the fastest 10 Kenyan marathon runners at the end of 2019, four of them have been suspended for doping :
3. Wilson Kipsang 7, Lawrence Cherono 8. Marius Kipserem 9. Abraham Kiptum
That's 40%.
And if you think I'm cherrypicking, it will look the same way in another 4 years for the top 10 now, and maybe more of the top 10 from 2019 will have been busted by then too.
Here are the top 15 fastest Kenyan Half Marathoners from 2020 (all sub 60). Please tell me how many have been busted.
57:32 Kibiwott KANDIE 57:49 Rhonex KIPRUTO 57:59 Alexander Mutiso MUNYAO 58:11 Philemon KIPLIMO 58:42 Kelvin KIPTUM 59:10 Leonard BARSOTON 59:26 Benard Kipkorir NGENO 59:27 Shadrack KIMINING 59:35 Abel KIPCHUMBA 59:36 Geoffrey KOECH 59:37 Bravin Kipkogei KIPTOO 59:42 Benard KIMELI 59:49 Alfred BARKACH 59:51 Vincent Kibor RAIMOI 59:58 Victor Kimutai CHUMO
Here is the updated list of the top 15 Kenyan half-marathoners 2020 - 2023
1. Kibiwott Kandie BUSTED 2. Rhonex Kipruto BUSTED 3. Alexander Munyao 4. Abel Kipchumba 5. Philemon Kiplimo BUSTED 6. Daniel mateiko 7. Kennedy Kimutai 8. Sebastian Sawe 9. Keneth Renju BUSTED 10. Kelvin Kiptum 11. Matthew Kimeli 12. Bernard Koech BUSTED 13. Charles Langat BUSTED 14. Hilary Chepkwony 15. Alex Kibet
That's six of the top 13 busted. Is that enough for you? I imagine we will get over 50% within the next 12 months.