A sports facility will be established in Kericho County in honor of the first Kenyan Olympic medalist in the 1964 Tokyo race the late Wilson Kiprugut Chumo who was laid to rest on Saturday at his home in Kipchebor ward in Ainamoi Constituency, Kericho County.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking during the funeral service held at Kipsigis Girls High School, the Youth Affairs, Sports and Arts Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba said that the national government is willing and ready to put up a world-class sports stadium that will be named the Wilson Kiprugut Chumo Memorial Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CS assured of the government\u2019s commitment to honor and take better care of both the active and retired sports persons who brand Kenya better than anyone or anything else by initiating a proper welfare program for the retired sports men and women for them to lead a dignified life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He however urged the athletes to shun from doping and continue pursuing their sporting goals with a spirit of integrity and excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI warn unscrupulous managers, coaches, and doctors to stop taking advantage of our athletes to dope. We want our young athletes to maintain the good reputation and the good heritage of our legendary sports men and women like the late Kiprugut who maintained integrity in Athletics by shunning doping practices,\u201d stressed Namwamba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr. Namwamba eulogized Mr. Kiprugut as a fine hero who made Kenya proud at the global arena who must be honoured posthumously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWilson, who rests at the age of 84, is without a doubt Kenya\u2019s Athletics \u201cJohn the Baptist\u201d, having phenomenally blazed the trail by winning Kenya\u2019s first ever medal, at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics right in the heat of our independence,\u201d said Mr. Namwamba<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kericho County Governor Dr. Eric Mutai mourned the fallen hero saying he will be remembered for his exemplary performance at the world stage that brought our country honour in the sixties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Kericho County Government is also committed to put up several initiatives in honour of the late Kiprugut Chumo by renovating all sporting facilities,\u201d said Dr. Mutai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral including area leaders Ainamoi MP Benjamin Langat, Kericho Woman Representative Beatrice Kemei, Kipchebor MCA Erick Bett, Legendary athlete Kipchoge Keino, and famous athlete David Rudisha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kenyan middle-distance legend, the late Mr. Wilson\u00a0Kiprugut Chumo passed on at his Kericho home on\u00a0Tuesday 1st November 2022 after a long illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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