Kipchoge Keino
After athletics
After athletics
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* With his wife, [Phyllis Keino](/wiki/Phyllis_Keino "Phyllis Keino"), he has dedicated significant efforts to humanitarian work in Eldoret, Kenya. They have established the Lewa Children's Home for orphans, the [KipKeino Primary School](https://web.archive.org/web/20160816031425/http://africanrelief.org/2005/12/16/kip-keino-school-eldoret/) in 1999, and the Kip Keino Secondary School in 2009\.
* For his work with orphans, he shared *[Sports Illustrated](/wiki/Sports_Illustrated "Sports Illustrated")* magazine's "[Sportsmen and Sportswomen of the Year](/wiki/Sportsman_of_the_Year "Sportsman of the Year")" award in 1987 with seven others, characterized as "Athletes Who Care". In 1996, [Kipchoge Keino Stadium](/wiki/Kipchoge_Keino_Stadium "Kipchoge Keino Stadium") in Eldoret was named after him.
* In 2007, he was made an honorary Doctor of Law by the [University of Bristol](/wiki/University_of_Bristol "University of Bristol"). Earlier, [Egerton University](/wiki/Egerton_University "Egerton University") in [Nakuru](/wiki/Nakuru "Nakuru") had awarded him an honorary degree. In July 2012, he received further recognition from the City of Bristol after the Kenyan Olympic Committee, under his presidency, made Bristol the training base for its athletes in preparation for the [London 2012 Olympics](/wiki/London_2012_Olympics "London 2012 Olympics"). In 2012, Kipchoge Keino was among the inductees in the IAAF Hall of fame. The [Bristol City Council](/wiki/Bristol_City_Council "Bristol City Council") awarded him freedom of the city, making him the first to receive this honour from Bristol since [Sir Winston Churchill](/wiki/Sir_Winston_Churchill "Sir Winston Churchill")
* On 5 August 2016, at the [Olympic opening ceremony](/wiki/2016_Summer_Olympics_opening_ceremony "2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony") in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Keino was awarded the first [Olympic Laurel](/wiki/Olympic_Laurel "Olympic Laurel"), for outstanding service to the Olympic movement.
* On 14 May 2021, Jovian asteroid [39285 Kipkeino](/wiki/39285_Kipkeino "39285 Kipkeino"), discovered by astronomers at [Spacewatch](/wiki/Spacewatch "Spacewatch") in 1997, was .

For what reason did the Kenyan Olympic Committee make Bristol the training base for its athletes in preparation for the London 2012 Olympics?