The International Olympic Committee confirmed on Sunday that Kenya’s athletics manager Michael Rotich has been recalled after a media report that he sought a doping bribe.
The Sunday Times newspaper and German television channel ARD filmed Rotich demanding 10,000 pounds ($13,000) for agreeing to give a warning when doping tests would be carried out.
IOC spokesman Mark Adams told a briefing that the Kenyan National Olympic Committee had asked for Rotich to leave.
“I understand that the NOC has asked that he leaves because they feel his presence is distracting,” Adams told a briefing.
“They are very serious allegations. We wait to see the evidence.”
Source: AFP
The Sunday Times newspaper and German television channel ARD filmed Rotich demanding 10,000 pounds ($13,000) for agreeing to give a warning when doping tests would be carried out.
IOC spokesman Mark Adams told a briefing that the Kenyan National Olympic Committee had asked for Rotich to leave.
“I understand that the NOC has asked that he leaves because they feel his presence is distracting,” Adams told a briefing.
“They are very serious allegations. We wait to see the evidence.”
Source: AFP
