Kenya's London marathon hopefuls welcome new doping law


Athletics - 2016 Virgin Money London Marathon Preview - London - 20/4/16 Kenya's Wilson Kipsang poses ahead of the 2016 Virgin Money London Marathon Action Images via Reuters / Peter Cziborra Livepic

LONDON (Reuters) - The elite Kenyan contingent in Sunday's London marathon have welcomed the country's progress on anti-doping and said on Wednesday the public should believe they and most of their compatriots are running clean.

The Kenyan government passed a bill on Tuesday that will allow the setting up of a viable anti-doping operation in the east African country and will make the use of performance-enhancing drugs a criminal offence.

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