Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku aka "the Buffalo" says he's "far from retired" and fully intends to win an Olympic medal in 2024. Also says basketball is his "first love" and will transition to coaching when he retires.
Given the weakness of Kenya's current 5000m teams, I say it's entirely plausible he'll be in Paris.
If we are doing, whatever happened to. Can someone tell me what's up with Ronald Kwemoi?
He's only 25.
Remember Canova famously said he'd 100% be the 2020 Olympic 5000 champ.
Wow. I just looked him up in the tilastapaja results database. He ran Pre and got 4th in the mile 3:51. He also was 5th at the Kenyan Trials apparently.
Remember, the dude ran 3:28 way back in 2014. Why hasn't he been close to that of late/
If I was shoe brand looking to make some noise, I'd sign a Ndiku or Kwemoi and fly them to the US or Europe and see if the better medical care could resurrect them. Remember, "Talent doesn't go away."
PS. I added in the 2nd part about Kwemoi to the title of this thread.
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^ Ignore I need to get my eyes checked 😂
Look, I'll tell ya what happened to the likes of Ndiku, Kwemoi, Elijah and George Manangoi and others. WADA called. They were warned: stop the doping or be exposed, banned and stripped of winnings.
Kwemoi's been ravaged by injury after injry. George joined the army and was posted to sea-level Mombasa but, I believe, he's back training at the RAC. Elijah has fired warning shots on Twitter. Everyone in the Tokyo final has been put on notice.
Steve The Addict^^^^^^^------- wrote:
Look, I'll tell ya what happened to the likes of Ndiku, Kwemoi, Elijah and George Manangoi and others. WADA called. They were warned: stop the doping or be exposed, banned and stripped of winnings.
+1
George decided to lay low for a couple of years by joining the army. This was a guy El K was saying several years ago 'does not even consider Jakob to be a rival'.
George will never be a factor. I can see Elijah with his arrogance jumping back on the juice, but hopefully he will get busted/stuck in more 4 am traffic jams on the road out of Nairobi to Rongei.
El Keniano wrote:
Kwemoi's been ravaged by injury after injry. George joined the army and was posted to sea-level Mombasa but, I believe, he's back training at the RAC. Elijah has fired warning shots on Twitter. Everyone in the Tokyo final has been put on notice.
https://www.kbc.co.ke/manangoi-ready-for-oregon-showdown/
Seems like Elijah got the under the table 4 year ban plea deal in exchange for not being publically disclosed as a convicted doper. Did Athletics Kenya pay off WADA again?
If anyone thinks that firing the Diack's ended the rampant corruption, you're sorrily mistaken. The whole organization is an unscrupulous business and the prominence of doping in elite track is abhorrent. Part of the problem is that busting every top athlete would cripple the sport and therefore stop the revenue and sponsorship stream--so they can't bust everyone. A similar example is the NBA not drug testing players, especially the stars to protect the public perception of the league which obviously heeds revenue as well.
Gothenburg wrote:
Steve The Addict^^^^^^^------- wrote:
Look, I'll tell ya what happened to the likes of Ndiku, Kwemoi, Elijah and George Manangoi and others. WADA called. They were warned: stop the doping or be exposed, banned and stripped of winnings.
+1
George decided to lay low for a couple of years by joining the army. This was a guy El K was saying several years ago 'does not even consider Jakob to be a rival'.
George will never be a factor. I can see Elijah with his arrogance jumping back on the juice, but hopefully he will get busted/stuck in more 4 am traffic jams on the road out of Nairobi to Rongei.
Coevett I am surprised you didn’t bring up the likelihood that these guys are closer to 35 and 38 than 25 and 28. Ndiku and Kwemoi are finished.
Jimmkner wrote:
Gothenburg wrote:
+1
George decided to lay low for a couple of years by joining the army. This was a guy El K was saying several years ago 'does not even consider Jakob to be a rival'.
George will never be a factor. I can see Elijah with his arrogance jumping back on the juice, but hopefully he will get busted/stuck in more 4 am traffic jams on the road out of Nairobi to Rongei.
Coevett I am surprised you didn’t bring up the likelihood that these guys are closer to 35 and 38 than 25 and 28. Ndiku and Kwemoi are finished.
lol
Gothenburg wrote:
Steve The Addict^^^^^^^------- wrote:
Look, I'll tell ya what happened to the likes of Ndiku, Kwemoi, Elijah and George Manangoi and others. WADA called. They were warned: stop the doping or be exposed, banned and stripped of winnings.
+1
George decided to lay low for a couple of years by joining the army. This was a guy El K was saying several years ago 'does not even consider Jakob to be a rival'.
George will never be a factor. I can see Elijah with his arrogance jumping back on the juice, but hopefully he will get busted/stuck in more 4 am traffic jams on the road out of Nairobi to Rongei.
Steve and Coevett, a match made in Heaven.
Ndiku ran all right - ran off with his winnings and got a life
If that offends, reflect on whether your obsession with running is a life.
This man would be a great interview! (You listening JG?!👂)
He won many DL's got the Benz, bling, and Entourage. And...