The Daily Nation newspaper in Kenya reported that Keino will be charged with giving his son nearly $25,000 of Team Kenya's money for an air ticket to Brazil and spending money in Rio.Īt the opening ceremony in Rio, the IOC awarded Keino the first Olympic Laurel to honor 'an outstanding individual for their achievements in education, culture, development and peace through sport.' Relating to the misuse, prosecutors allege the seven wasted more than $150,000 on unused air tickets to Rio, overpaid allowances amounting to nearly $150,000, and incurred tens of thousands of dollars of other expenditure on 'unauthorized persons' - people who were not Olympic officials or athletes. Keino and six other current and former Olympic and government officials were accused by prosecutors of the embezzlement of more than $200,000 and misuse of more than $300,000.

He is accused of playing a role in the misappropriation of more than $545,000 of government money set aside for Kenyan athletes at the Rio Games two years ago. He was the forerunner for generations of Kenyan distance-running champions, winning gold in the 1,500 meters at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. Keino is a two-time Olympic champion, an honorary member of the International Olympic Committee and was one of the first athletes to be inducted into track and field's half of fame in 2012.

Keino was president of the Kenyan Olympic committee at the time. They are due in court Friday to plead to the charges relating to the misuse of more than half a million dollars meant to fund Kenya's team at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. The 78-year-old Keino, former Kenyan sports minister Hassan Wario and two other former sports ministry officials surrendered to police to meet a 6 a.m.

NAIROBI, Kenya - Running great Kip Keino handed himself over to police in Kenya on Thursday and is under arrest, set to face charges of corruption and abuse of office that threaten the reputation of one of track and field's most revered figures. Kip Keino hands himself over to police in corruption case You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser

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