Javeline thrower and Kenya's 2016 Olympics silver medalist Julius Yego has renounced his captaincy of Team Kenya ahead of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics Games set for next month.
In a statement on his official Facebook handle, the 32-year old athlete cited internal frustrations as the reason behind his decision to renounce his position, promising " to remain an active member of the team"
" I will disappoint you and renounce my captaincy for Team Kenya to Tokyo athletics team,” Yego said in a statement on his social media pages.
“The environment for me to be the captain arent favourable for me to lead this team.”
World 800 meters champion Eunice Sum will henceforth hold the position until a substantive captain is elected.
" We will choose a new captain in due course but Eunice Sum will lead us until we elect a new captain." he added
His decision to resign as Team Kenya's captain comes just a day after the Team's General Manager Barnabas Korir accused him of what he termed as" activism without facts,"
This is after the Javelin star complained that he had been denied the services of his coach at the bubble camp.
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