In January 2013, Kenyan athlete Ezekiel Kemboi tried to gift the then President Mwai Kibaki, with a gold medal he had won at the London Olympics.
Kibaki appreciated the gesture but declined the special gift. He stood up and asked Kemboi to head forward and take back the medal.
According to the International Olympics Committee rules, one is not allowed to transfer their Olympics medals to other individuals.
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“Can the generous man who gave me this beautiful medal please come forward. Have it back, you deserve it, thank you very much,” Kibaki noted.
However, Kemboi insisted that Kibaki deserved the medal for promoting sport during his tenure as president.
“He can have that; I still have the one from Athens and many other medals. I decided to give him the medal and dedicate it to him as the Head of State. Others dedicate them to their mothers, fathers and family.
“I chose to dedicate mine to him and the country since he has done a lot for sports since he took power,” Kemboi explained.
Despite the former president not taking the gold Medal Kemboi was able to gift him with an autographed portrait of himself performing his famous victory dance ‘Emily Chepchumba’.
The legendary 3000m steeplechase runner during his career won the 2004 and 2012 Olympic titles.
Well known for his celebrations, the legendary athlete held a total of four world titles from 2009 through 2015.
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