NAIROBI, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan World champions Asbel Kiprop, Julius Yego and Janeth Jepkosgei on Thursday responded sharply to explosive leaked documents by hacking group Fancy Bears that included them in a list of high profile athletes suspected of doping.
The documents leaked on Wednesday sparked the latest doping crisis in a country that is struggling to have itself removed from the IAAF watch list barely a month before the London 2017 World Championships.
"To those who have ever violated doping, I'm not part of you & I'm not about to join you. So don't celebrate. To the haters, Time will hurt you back. And to friends who believes I'm not who they thought I am; trust is measured," said Kiprop.
Kiprop and Yego who are preparing to defend their men 1,500m and men Javelin titles in London took to social media to protest their innocence whilst Jepkosgei who won the women' s 800m title at the 2007 edition in Osaka, Japan sent a statement on Friday.
"To a few who believes in hard work sacrifice hope and breakthroughs the truth will outstand every challenge because the process is indeed truth fair play and transparency manifesting itself in our sport. I enjoy every bit of it and happy to be associated to," Kiprop who is seeking a fourth straight world title posted on his official Facebook page.
Yego, the African men Javelin record holder who became the first Kenyan to win a field gold medal when he threw 92.72m in Beijing used the same forum to indicate his willingness at making his blood profile and urine data public in a bid to clear his name.
"Still can't believe how my name got into there ! Yego my name is clean and will ever be clean! I will put all my test both urine and blood on the limelight some day!" the two-time African and Commonwealth gold medallist posted.
Jepkosgei called on world governing body, the IAAF who apologised to the athletes whose details were leaked in a press release on Thursday night to expedite the process of clearing those adversely mentioned in the leaked documents.
"Unfortunately, in the light of the latest Fancy Bears report, whose authenticity can only be confirmed by the relevant authorities, I must say that this has already done a huge damage to my reputation and image which I built through hard work, dedication and commitment," she said.
"Although, IAAF has issued a statement highlighting that there was no violation of the anti-doping rules, I would do everything possible and within my means to ensure that they (IAAF), an institution that I highly respect and abide by their rules eventually clear up this situation," Jepkosgei who won silver at the Beijing 2008 Olympics and Berlin 2009 worlds added in her statement.
She sympathized with her compatriots who are preparing to defend the overall title they won at the Beijing 2015 Worlds saying the damning allegations will once again place the Kenyan team under the global spotlight for the wrong reasons.
"I am aware that this story might have generated doubt among my fellow competitors who over the years I enjoyed to compete with, but I can assure everybody that whatever I have achieved in my career was achieved in respect of fair and clean way," said Jepkosgei.
"I am a strong believer of clean sport and will continue to be part of activities that fight the vice because this is what I have demonstrated at all times," added Jepkosgei, vowing to defend her reputation added.
