Kenya has a proud tradition of track and field but right now the country is grappling with a serious doping problem
The Athletics Integrity Unit , which works to combat doping in track and field, says it has found “striking similarities” in two recent doping cases which points to a “medically-savvy” doping operation in Kenyan athletics. In January, marathon runner Betty Lempus was banned for five years for breaching anti-doping rules, while middle-distance runner Eglay Nafula Nalyanya received an eight-year ban in March.
“It seems that elite Kenyan athletes are being assisted by a person or persons, including someone with considerable medical knowledge, to commit what amounts to criminal conduct involving frauds on the AIU, and that this is not limited to a single case but evidences a pattern of behaviour,’ the Disciplinary panel said in a statement.
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