{"id":104635,"date":"2023-09-29T23:01:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T23:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/29\/dog-blamed-for-denying-kenyan-marathon-victory\/"},"modified":"2023-09-29T23:01:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T23:01:44","slug":"dog-blamed-for-denying-kenyan-marathon-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/29\/dog-blamed-for-denying-kenyan-marathon-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Dog blamed for denying Kenyan marathon victory"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Robert Kimutai Ng\u2019eno was leading the race when the dog appeared_1680x942<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

A senator in Kenya has criticised sports bodies for failing to act after a dog chased Robert Kimutai Ng\u2019eno during last week\u2019s Buenos Aires marathon in Argentina.<\/p>\n

Reports say the Kenyan runner was in the lead with 4km (2.5 miles) to go when the canine appeared and followed him. Despite efforts by some spectators to shoo the dog away, the encounter is said to have distracted Ng\u2019eno and he lost his focus, eventually finishing in third place.<\/p>\n

Fellow Kenyans Cornelius Kiplagat and Paul Kipngetich Tanui came first and second respectively.<\/p>\n

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A photo of the dog chasing Ng\u2019eno has been shared widely on social media and some have questioned why more wasn\u2019t done to protect the athlete.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe athlete was robbed of his dignity and subjected to untold ridicule,\u201d said Kenyan Senator Samson Cherargei on X (formerly Twitter).<\/p>\n

He argued that Kenya\u2019s Sports Minister Ababu Namwamba and Athletics Kenya had failed the runner, adding they \u201chave not found it wise to protest and call for investigations by Argentina authorities\u201d.<\/p>\n

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