Geoffrey Kamworor wins 2018 Kenyan xc champs, then rips his employer.... No not Nike but the Kenyan Police Force

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  • rojo
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    2 years ago 02/10/2018 3:27pm CST
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    He's upset he hasn't gotten a few promotions.

    "I wanted to tell him that I will not compete for them again,” said Kamworor....

    “I am disappointed that I have competed for Police for many years but they have never recognised me,” said Kamworor.

    “I want to thank Kenyans who have supported me all these years but I am unhappy that my employer has never seen anything good in me.”

    https://www.nation.co.ke/sports/athletics/Geoffrey-Kamworor-last-salute-for-Kenya-Police/1100-4299762-ab8afoz/index.html

    Anyone know how much these runners get from the Police, or Army?
  • rojo
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    2 years ago 02/10/2018 3:39pm CST
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    Here is a race recap:

    https://citizentv.co.ke/sports/kamworor-ndiwa-cream-of-cross-country-trials-190541/
  • Promotions
    2 years ago 02/10/2018 10:02pm CST
    re: rojo
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    In comparison, IIRC Tirunesh Dibaba received multiple promotions very early in her 20's.
  • Cottonshirt
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    2 years ago 02/10/2018 11:23pm CST
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    I really like Geoffrey Kamworor and he is actually my top tip for the London Marathon in April, but I would also like to think that promotion at your job, whatever that happens to be, should be based on job performance rather than just being able to run fast.

    Emil Zatopek got numerous promotions in the Czechoslovak Army and ended his career as a Captain but knew precisely nothing about his supposed speciality and never commanded men or gave any orders.

    whereas, Admiral of the Fleet Michael Cecil Boyce, Baron Boyce, KG, GCB, OBE, DL actually earned his promotions after he retired as a 400m hurdler. he ran 48.4 for 400m and 52.2 for the hurdles in 1961, was Royal Navy champion twice and Inter-Services champion, and ran twice for England, a surprising fact not even mentioned in his Wikipedia biography.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Boyce,_Baron_Boyce
  • Not so `'
    2 years ago 02/11/2018 12:17am CST
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    Cottonshirt wrote:

    Emil Zatopek got numerous promotions in the Czechoslovak Army and ended his career as a Captain but knew precisely nothing about his supposed speciality and never commanded men or gave any orders.


    Zatopek stood up to invading Russian tanks, and was a National inspiration for doing so.
  • Bad Wigins
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    2 years ago 02/11/2018 12:21am CST
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    Very easy to run from American cops, must be total opposite in Kenya. Kamwo WILL catch you, unless you can outsprint him to a moving vehicle/fence etc
  • Sdfsdfsdfsdfsdfsdf
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    2 years ago 02/11/2018 1:22am CST
    re: Cottonshirt
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    Cottonshirt wrote:

    I really like Geoffrey Kamworor and he is actually my top tip for the London Marathon in April, but I would also like to think that promotion at your job, whatever that happens to be, should be based on job performance rather than just being able to run fast.

    Emil Zatopek got numerous promotions in the Czechoslovak Army and ended his career as a Captain but knew precisely nothing about his supposed speciality and never commanded men or gave any orders.

    whereas, Admiral of the Fleet Michael Cecil Boyce, Baron Boyce, KG, GCB, OBE, DL actually earned his promotions after he retired as a 400m hurdler. he ran 48.4 for 400m and 52.2 for the hurdles in 1961, was Royal Navy champion twice and Inter-Services champion, and ran twice for England, a surprising fact not even mentioned in his Wikipedia biography.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Boyce,_Baron_Boyce


    How soft were the 400m and 400mh in the 60s that you would bring up a guy who ran 48.4/52 2? A high school kid running those times now would be very good, but not amazing.
  • Swooshed
    2 years ago 02/11/2018 1:23am CST
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    Err, Nike is his sponsor, not his employer....

    You'd think a business-savvy entrepreneur like LRC co-founders would know the difference?
  • Qwerti
    2 years ago 02/11/2018 1:26am CST
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    Swooshed wrote:

    Err, Nike is his [i]sponsor[/u], not his employer....

    You'd think a business-savvy entrepreneur like LRC co-founders would know the difference?


    Ha, good one!
  • Broke @ss
    2 years ago 02/11/2018 5:59am CST
    re: rojo
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    rojo wrote:
    Anyone know how much these runners get from the Police, or Army?

    Apparently the basic salary is US$5,000 per YEAR for Kamworor's rank. No wonder he's upset.

    https://victormatara.com/new-kenya-police-salary-in-2018/
  • BS
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    2 years ago 02/11/2018 3:11pm CST
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    Cottonshirt wrote:

    I really like Geoffrey Kamworor and he is actually my top tip for the London Marathon in April, but I would also like to think that promotion at your job, whatever that happens to be, should be based on job performance rather than just being able to run fast. Unless your job is based on being able to run really fast


    there fixed that for you.

    Employees like Kamworor are not hired to catch criminals they are hired to represent the Police at competitions and in general - of which he has done exceedingly well.
  • taxpaying working stiff
    2 years ago 02/11/2018 3:53pm CST
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    BS wrote:
    Employees like Kamworor are not hired to catch criminals they are hired to represent the Police at competitions and in general - of which he has done exceedingly well.


    If I was a hard working tapayer in Kenya doing a real job I would be pretty hacked off that the Police in Kenya were blowing away my taxes to fund some dude to go running when he is also being given prize money and appearance fees at races. The Police should be hiring people to catch criminals and not to go running.
  • Kitu Kidogo
    2 years ago 02/11/2018 7:35pm CST
    re: rojo
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    As long as he's not taking bribes he's a better policeman than most of the rest of the force. As a Peace Corps volunteer I made that much in living allowance 20 years ago, so it's understandable that officers try to supplement their income.
  • shithole country
    2 years ago 02/11/2018 7:38pm CST
    re: rojo
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    Kenya has police?
  • The Obvious Answer
    2 years ago 02/11/2018 7:40pm CST
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    taxpaying working stiff wrote:

    BS wrote:
    Employees like Kamworor are not hired to catch criminals they are hired to represent the Police at competitions and in general - of which he has done exceedingly well.


    If I was a hard working tapayer in the USA doing a real job I would be pretty hacked off that the Army in the USA were blowing away my taxes to fund some Kenyan dude to go running when he is also being given prize money and appearance fees at races. The Army should be hiring people to shoot Iraqi kids and not to go running.
  • FU to Blue
    2 years ago 02/11/2018 7:54pm CST
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    Just goes to show that lowlife pigs act the same in every country.
  • El Keniano
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    2 years ago 02/11/2018 8:37pm CST
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    Are you calling Kam a pig? He's only ever in uniform for parades and ceremonies.
  • PigMan
    2 years ago 02/12/2018 3:14am CST
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    shithole country wrote:

    Kenya has police?


    And Rudisha is too apparently.

    Kenyan police are amongst the most corrupt in the world.

    A top athlete being a Kenyan policeman is a little like a top East German runner also being a member of the Stasi.

    https://www.sde.co.ke/sdemedia/sdeimages/thursday/ibalmcb9pmjojc576b63d8bf841.jpg
  • FU to Blue
    2 years ago 02/12/2018 9:02am CST
    re: El Keniano
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    El Keniano wrote:

    Are you calling Kam a pig? He's only ever in uniform for parades and ceremonies.


    Absolutely. He said he's a Sergeant of some kind in the article. That makes him a lowlife pig.

    He's a bottom feeding bag of bones.
  • MeHereYouWhere?!
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    2 years ago 02/12/2018 9:07am CST
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    He just add "F***k The" above the "POLICE" on his bib.