The Betrayal of Kenya's Athletes | Unreported World

Kenyan athletes have topped the medal tables at Athletics world championships and are known around the world for their success on the athletics track. But many Kenyan runners have tested positive for performance enhancing drugs and in 2016 the world anti doping agency put Kenya on probation, saying they were non compliant with global anti-doping rules.

In 2016 Ade Adepitan travelled to the town of Eldoret to investigate what scandals around doping meant for Kenya's athletes. This episode first aired on 29/04/2016.

[nguyenquanganh]

Other athletes, they run for fame and stuffs, but here.... They run for a living.... That is what's hurt me most. 😑

[vkitet]

Kenyans are natural runners. I remember they once had a marathon in my city and the winner happened to be not an athlete but rather an arts students from Kenya who has hardly ran in his life.

[betsylynnv]

Love to the narrator. I love his spirit, journalism, empathy.

[juanapineda]

Julius is such an inspiration and the reporter's attitude is pretty awesome too.

[RunLiveSG]

2023, good to know that he is now competing internationally. Hope he has remained true to himself. Wish him success!

[marklowe]

dont stop dreaming my brother julius..
motivate yourself like you inspire others with this video

[spike]

Real pain to an athlete is the disappointment of missing the opportunity to prove yourself

[sirbedivere]

19:53 Watching this in 2025 feels surreal, knowing what his brother had achieved. Wesley sounds like an upstanding man from what I have read of him.

[learninggreek]

HOLY SHit i just looked up david rudisha when i was watching the video, cause this guy mentioned it... and apparently a car crash happened a few hours ago?? pray for him

[christose]

holy moly I gotta go to Kenya to meet my idol David Rudisha on the roadside.

[seer]

Julius says he wants to ‘prove his talent’. What I want to know is how these guys speak such great English, considering their educational opportunities and background. I’m blown away.

[sirxavior]

When they say humans originated from Africa and migrated...these guys make it believable. I bet they could travel 500 miles within one day at an average speed of 15 miles per hour . At that rate they can easily travel 5000 miles in 10 days.

[lieuwj]

The guy from out of the box is doing documentaries now?

[finex]

0:28 You se that guy back there ? Literally me in life

[aterfront]

Is this why many Kenyan athletes end up running for gulf Sheikhdoms?

[yiweilee]

What if I buy Julius and get him to run for my country instead.. wow imagine hmmm that's just gonna change the world for him and other amazing dedicated 5k runners

[beverleylumb]

I think he lost otherwise why would he be embarrassed it was supposedly them that cancelled something going on

[steveirungu]

I will never play for Kenya cricket I'm extremely sorry that's the bitter truth by Steve Irungu Jermaine

[unicornbunny]

Well the Americans are doping. Their tennis player, gymnasts, Runners, cyclist. Pretty much every one involve in sports in America.

[lilyraimey]

FUCK, I wish I could cook a good hardy meal for that man.