Tokyo 2020 Olympics gold medalists Joshua Cheptegei and Peruth Chemutai have been promoted by the Inspector General of Police, Martins Okoth-Ochola, from Inspector of Police to Assistant Superintendent of Police and Constable to Inspector of Police respectively.
Chemutai scooped gold in 3000m steeplechase while Cheptegei won a gold medal in 5000m.
In his message to the athletes, Ochola said it was an honor to celebrate the success, jubilation the team brought to the country and that police management organised the event to celebrate the outstanding achievement that brought the country together at the time it was needed.
"Even those who did win at least showed the spirit of competition and will be victors next time. Use your ranks to lure youths from engaging in criminality but into constructive work like sports, for any competitive game it's not about who runs fastest but the teamwork," said Ochola.
The IGP also promoted the police athletic coach Benjamin Njila from Inspector of Police to ASP and thanked him for preparing the team.
He also promoted Mercyline Chalangat from Assistant Inspector of Police (AIP) to Inspector, and Constable Shida Remy to AIP.
ASP Njila the team coach applauded the IGP for donating the Double Cabin and Costa to transport athletes for their training sessions.
Meanwhie, AIGP Jack Bakasumba asked Cheptegei and the other newly promoted officers to entice young people to join police sports team.
The head of police sports department AIGP Andrew Sorowen said people were working hard to steal the athletes but warned that the police force was more than ready to provide conditions that keep them in the force.
Cheptegei and Njila are now in senior police officers category and they have a salary of at least 670,000 Shillings.