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your twin brother Zayn and his doping ban in 2023. I had him on the podcast. I think it was um like an international
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exclusive at the time. >> Zayn Robertson. So, it's less than 24 hours here in New Zealand since the news
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came out. Kiwi Olympian and national distance running record holder Zayn Robertson has been banned for 8 years
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for doping. >> I've been a twin my life. I understood anything that one of us would do, we
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always get the blame. I'd been offered a huge Puma contract. The next day, I'm
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getting a call from my agent, and he's telling me Pummer have retracted their
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offer, and this was a 4-year deal, enough money for me and my family to be comfortable. And uh
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then, you know, then, of course, I'm also thinking about my brother and family's family, man. You know, I'm not
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going to speak to Zayn about me and my worries, what this is doing to me right now, cuz he he knows. My instant
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reaction for him was to just try and comfort him, get him through this because I've seen Kenyan athletes try
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and commit suicide after such news hit them. It's it's not uncommon. This is
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our life. My main concern was my brother's