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Nike under scrutiny over stolen payments for Kenya's runners

Athletics federation's ex-employee provides proof of bribe disguised as "commitment bonus" and misappropriated

Published Sun, Mar 6, 2016 · 09:50 PM

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    Nairobi

    WHEN a Chinese clothing company swooped in and offered to sponsor Kenya's famed runners, Nike panicked, Kenyan officials say.

    "Can we talk about the situation?" a Nike executive wrote to a Kenyan official on hearing the news that the Kenyans wanted to end their deal with Nike. "We go back a long way."

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