The Athletics Integrity Unit denounces “increasingly organized” doping in Kenya.
The Athletics Integrity Unit on Tuesday denounced the large-scale doping hitting Kenya, recently faced with several cases that “highlight the involvement of people with medical experience», according to the IAU President.
«It is clear that doping in Kenya is becoming better organized and these cases highlight the involvement of people with medical experience.”laments in a press release David Howman, president of the IAU.
«This is a serious threat to our sport. The IAU has been mandated to work with the Kenyan government, its athletics federation and its anti-doping agency to combat this crisis. We will do our best to identify the source of this doping“, he adds.
This communication follows the recent eight-year suspension of runner Eglay Nalyanya, found guilty of using a doping product. This conviction came a few weeks after that of Betty Wilson Lempus, suspended for five years for similar reasons.
«A three-member jury noted similarities in explanations and evidence. Nalyanya and Lempus told AIU they received intramuscular injections at the same hospital and they provided falsified medical documents to support their claimswrites the IAU, which collaborated with Adak, the Kenyan anti-doping agency.
«In both cases, the investigation also discovered that the doctors quoted were fictitious and that no athlete had received an injection even though they were in hospital that day.».
«It would seem that the elite of Kenyan athletes benefit from the help of one or more people, including someone with significant medical knowledge. It is not limited to a single casecontinues the IAU, quoting the panel of experts.