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| Be Your Brother's Keeper: A Case Study Of A Kenyan Athlete At Okpekpe Int'l Race by nickxtra(m): 2:54pm On May 30, 2019 |
“ May 25th 2019...The day Okpekpe birthed an African Hero'' On Saturday, Kenyan athlete Simon Cheprot was on his final seconds to winning the the 2019 Okpekpe International 10Km race when something suddenly happened. Suddenly, he saw his Kenya colleague and rival Kenneth Kipkemoi collapse just as they were approaching the finish line. How heart breaking that could be. To the surprise of many, Cheprot dropped his ambition of winning the Okpekpe title for a second time and instead stopped to pick his colleague, lifted him up and they both walked slowly until they finally crossed the finish line. They finally finished at position 15 and 16. Fans at the venue and those watching on live TV hailed him as a hero and for being a brother’s keeper. The Nigeria IAAF representative Mike Itemuagbor described him as “our hero” and later rewarded him 1 million shillings for his humanitarian effort. The organizers of the 7th Okpekpe International 10km Road Race also rewarded him 1 million shillings for being "brother's keeper". Cheprot went to Okpekpe, ran and left as a hero. He did not win any medal but he won hearts. ������������ Be your bother’s keeper today.
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| Re: Be Your Brother's Keeper: A Case Study Of A Kenyan Athlete At Okpekpe Int'l Race by KristaPretty(f): 3:04pm On May 30, 2019 |
Be your brother's keeper. 2 Likes |
| Re: Be Your Brother's Keeper: A Case Study Of A Kenyan Athlete At Okpekpe Int'l Race by Glycosunde: 7:39pm On May 30, 2019 |
Truer words were never said than this 1 Like |
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