It will be interesting to look at his comeback but I feel concerned that after missing so many years of training and racing at a high-level it will be difficult to get back to the same level. I assume also that he has been promoted in the Police Department because he always retained the faith of his police supervisor even during his darkest hours when he was accused of doping.
He was my favorite athlete to watch at 1500 m when he was at his best, so spectacular.
Ghost1 wrote:
I assume also that he has been promoted in the Police Department because he always retained the faith of his police supervisor even during his darkest hours when he was accused of doping.
I think you mean 'he was convicted of doping'.[/quote]
Kiprop had the rank of Chief Inspector in the national police back in 2019 and I assume that he can only go up from there and may end up at the very top rank in Kenya in the police. At least this means that his future is secure and he will always have a roof over his head and food on the table as once you’re in the police in Kenya it is a cradle to grave system which takes care of you and housing is normally also provided at a subsidized cost. It is the dream of many Kenyans to enter the police for a secure and financially viable future. Other Kenyan former champions who did not have the security of having this type of job have fallen onto hard times and this was exemplified recently by the suicide of a former champion in the Rift V.. Hosea M.
Kiprop was born June 30, 1989 so he will be 33 years old next season, in 2022. It would be astonishing, I think, for him to get back to his previous level but if I’m pessimistic in that regard, I stand corrected. To get back to the same level in middle-distance running would be unprecedented.
He will still be banned from running for Kenya at international events. Although they broke their own rules to send that sprinter to Tokyo after a doping ban.
Asbel already appeared on a downward trajectory. it would be almost miraculously if he could even return to a 3:28-29 type level for a year or two at this point.
Hope to see him in the 10000 meters during the next year.
Five is the magic number wrote:
Hope to see him in the 10000 meters during the next year.
Asbel Kiprop: 5000 Metres 13:48.43 Mumias (KEN) 26 FEB 2016
Not sure if he has any plans to run long distances as the longest distance he has run, aside from cross country, is a 5000 m in Mumias (altitude 4189 Ft/1270 m) which basically is no different from sea level but is normally a hot place only a few degrees cooler than Mombasa, but significantly warmer than Nairobi and the Rift Valley, so taking all this into account I’m thinking that even at his best with all the base mileage he did, he probably could’ve been a 13:15/27:30 type runner or faster with his base training.
He is similar in size and weight to French star Bob Tahri, and the latter has similar pbs at 5000 and 10,000 m but was not successful at moving up to the half marathon and marathon later in his career, at the tail end.
Personally, I think that Kiprop would not be suited with his morphology, to becoming a top star in the half marathon and marathon but I would be very happy to be wrong on that. It would be rather amazing and surprising if he became a 2:05:00 type marathon runner.
It should be noted, that despite the naysayers, there are still many people in the Rift Valley who support the pencil thin, always elegantly attired Chief Police Inspector, Asbel Kiprop.
Others will find it intriguing, or perhaps surprising, that someone with this role (chief police Inspector) could be accused of a doping infraction.
Coevett wrote:
He will still be banned from running for Kenya at international events. Although they broke their own rules to send that sprinter to Tokyo after a doping ban.
Do you have a source for this news? Was this a temporary ban or a permanent ban from Kenya?!
Some people will reflect that Asbel K. has already paid dearly with time and loss of earnings for the past two years and should be allowed to return to the track or roads. This is a debatable question with no finish line so no need to go into that. Also, I have seen many former athletes who were convicted/and or accused of doping infractions return to road racing and earn good money in marathons and half marathons. Kiprop’s name is so famous however, that it would be difficult for him to pass under the radar.
Typo: Kenya?!
Correction: My apologies I did not mean to add the exclamation mark after the question mark.
It was a simple question and there should be no exclamation mark (!). My bad for overlooking that with apologies, as it comes across as discourteous.
Good for him that he can compete again but I think he layed his egg in 2017 anyway, before he was even banned.
Ghost1 wrote:
Kiprop had the rank of Chief Inspector in the national police back in 2019
Ridiculous. He should be the K-9 handler who chases people down. A fast K-9 handler will catch the bad guys faster.
Does Kenya have a policy not to allow previously banned athletes to compete at major championships? Shame for Kiprop in that case. I don't have too much info on his case other than that he contested that he'd been treated unfairly. Probably the most capable 1500 runner ever, would have had an even more insane trophy cabinet if not for his usually pretty bad tactics at major champs.
It's always so inspiring to see convicted dopers back on the track.
Kiprop actually looks far better in this picture than in some of the pictures posted after his rough go after the bust. He had some serious weight gain, so this is a good sign.
El Keniano wrote:
https://twitter.com/KipropAsbel/status/1450553509435281411?s=20
Gross. The justin Gatlin of distance running.
beam me up scotty wrote:
Ghost1 wrote:
I assume also that he has been promoted in the Police Department because he always retained the faith of his police supervisor even during his darkest hours when he was accused of doping.
I think you mean 'he was convicted of doping'.
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Was he?
This went to trial?
playa natura wrote:
Gross. The justin Gatlin of distance running.
Yup. He needs to move on with life.
As if this is a good thing. He cheated the sport for over a decade and took medals and circuit money and titles from clean athletes over and over. All his times on the all-time list need to be removed. 3:26.69, what a joke!
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