World javelin champion says Kenyan athletes can still be trusted

On the news two of his compatriots had failed tests, Yego said: “I can’t dwell on that, it’s a shame."

World champion Julius Yego insisted Kenyan athletes could still be trusted to win clean after he landed javelin gold on the day that two of his team-mates became the first competitors to fail drugs tests at the World Championships in Beijing.

Joyce Zakary and Koki Manunga accepted provisional suspensions after returning positive tests before the start of the championships, the International Association of Athletics Federations announced.