ARIKAN POLAT KEMBOI revealed he was as surprised as anyone to see Yasemin Can in a Turkey singlet at the European Championships, writes Dave Hooper.

Yasemin Can: controversial champion in Amsterdam
MARK SHEARMAN
Irish athlete Fionnuala McCormack was left outraged having finished fourth over 10,000m with Can, a Kenyan who raced previously under the name Vivian Jemutai, winning outright.
“We are not after the racing scene, we are not after anything. I wanted to run for Turkey in the Euros,” explained Kemboi after winning the 10,000 metres.
The former Kenyan was also quick to highlight that he was operating within the rules set by the IAAF and could have moved to Ireland or the UK and declared for them.