Olympic and world champion Asbel Kiprop has tested positive

Coach Cookie wrote:

Kenyan running is all a farce. Rosa and others have been doping Kenyans since early 2000's. It's all a farce.

Was Paul Tergat a Rosa guy?

Sad...

When was the date of the test/sample? Is this backdated to a previous year or did it just happen? (I didn't see that in the article, just that it was out of competition)

zxcvzxczxcv wrote:

I'd favor with lock-tight certainty on a positive test, a lifetime ban and scrubbing of all previous race results, along with taking back all prize money and awards.

There's no such thing "as lock-tight certainty"... even positives (+) can be faked by the authorities in charge, when there is incentive. For some sports (and scenarios), this is easier than others.

Coevett wrote:

Lets Think This One Through wrote:

Just because one particular country tests positive much more often than other countries doesn't mean these other countries don't have a "problem." Maybe they all have problem and some first-world countries have better resources for anti-doping countermeasures.

Utterly clueless. Your ('get to the bottom of this/enquiring minds want to know') only means of argument is to constantly ask 'why?'

0/10

C'mon Coevett...I'm getting tired of your imperious control tactics! You think you're an internet tough guy because of your MMA background. You simply try to intimidate anyone who doesn't agree with your platform. This this typical of some of you Brits - now I know what my Irish ancestors were talking about with the arrogant, pompous British rule in N.Ireland.

We should have an "LRC commenters go home DEVASTATED thread"

Another reason why I honestly think Kiprop is clean is because he's part of the Kenyan police force, and has mentioned wanting to throw dopers in jail. He also seems like a good dude overall.

Waiting for a response from Centro, you would think a clean athlete would tweet something along the lines of, "What does this mean for 2013?"

The list of the Rosa's athletes is painful to read. I'm not suggesting that they are all dirty, but we need to at least review the possibility.

NAME COUNTRY GENDER DATE OF BIRTH

AMOS, Nijel Botswana BOT Men 15 MAR 1994

ARITA, Stephen Omiso Kenya KEN Men 26 JUN 1988

CHELANGAT, Sheila Kenya KEN Women 11 APR 1998

CHEPCHIRCHIR, Sarah Kenya KEN Women 27 JUL 1984

CHEPNGETICH, Ruth Kenya KEN Women 08 AUG 1994

CHERONO, Lawrence Kenya KEN Men 07 AUG 1988

COPELLO, Yasmani Turkey TUR Men 15 APR 1987

DA SILVA, Tânia Brazil BRA Women 17 DEC 1986

DE MELO, Alexsandro Brazil BRA Men 29 SEP 1995

DERKACH, Dariya Italy ITA Women 27 MAR 1993

DIBABA, Berhane Ethiopia ETH Women 11 SEP 1993

EKIRU, Titus Kenya KEN Men 02 JAN 1992

FASSINOTTI, Marco Italy ITA Men 29 APR 1989

GETENT, Tigest Bahrain BRN Women 07 JUL 1997

KIPLAGAT, Justus Soget Kenya KEN Men 1999

KIPLAGAT, Vivian Jerono Kenya KEN Women 1991

KIPLIMO, Jacob Uganda UGA Men 14 NOV 2000

KIPROP, Asbel Kenya KEN Men 30 JUN 1989

KIPSEREM, Marius Kenya KEN Men 17 MAY 1988

KOECH, Edwin Kipngetich Kenya KEN Men 1992

KORIO, Alex Oloitiptip Kenya KEN Men 20 DEC 1990

KOSGEI, Brigid Chepchirchir Kenya KEN Women 20 FEB 1994

LAGAT, Justus Kenya KEN Men 20 MAY 1996

LILESA, Feyisa Ethiopia ETH Men 01 FEB 1990

LONYANGATA, Paul Kipchumba Kenya KEN Men 12 DEC 1992

MEITÉ, Ben Youssef Cote D'ivoire CIV Men 11 NOV 1986

MELESE, Yebrgual Ethiopia ETH Women 18 APR 1990

MUCHIRI, Bedan Karoki Kenya KEN Men 21 AUG 1990

MUNANU, Mary Kenya KEN Women 1991

MURILLO, John Colombia COL Men 13 JUN 1984

MWANGI, James Ndirangu Kenya KEN Men 29 MAR 1994

OJIAKU, Kevin Italy ITA Men 20 APR 1989

PEDROSO, Yadisleidis Italy ITA Women 28 JAN 1987

PEINADO, Robeilys Venezuela VEN Women 26 NOV 1997

RENGERUK, Lilian Kasait Kenya KEN Women 03 MAY 1997

SITONIK, William Malel Kenya KEN Men 01 MAR 1994

TA LOU, Marie-Josée Cote D'ivoire CIV Women 18 NOV 1988

TANUI, Paul Kipngetich Kenya KEN Men 22 DEC 1990

THEBE, Baboloki Botswana BOT Men 18 MAR 1997

TIBEDU, Hirut Ethiopia ETH Women 13 DEC 1994

TROST, Alessia Italy ITA Women 08 MAR 1993

TUEI, Sandrafelis Chebet Kenya KEN Women 20 JAN 1998

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cynic wrote:

It's not a large leap to assume this is sham is the case for all running events including the marathon. Many such as I have stopped believing in what we see at elite level, the sport is dead.

I've assumed this for all Olympic sports for years. Stamina, strength, skill sports - they all have their drugs.

There are people who stay clean because they're afraid of the punishment. There are others that stay clean because of a moral code that preempts any chance there might be to get away with cheating. There are others that try to get so close to the line they might step over it and others aren't concerned with the rules and believe cheating is the only way. Elites aren't 100% one way or the other.

Do you have a link where Evan Scully says this? Any idea why he left the Makhloufi/French camp after that summer?

Been out today, what did I miss, anything good?

Oh....

zxcvzxczxcv wrote:

I'd favor with lock-tight certainty on a positive test, a lifetime ban and scrubbing of all previous race results, along with taking back all prize money and awards.

Agreed.

In addition, similar-level competing federations should fund and oversee the testing of their competition.

Example: USA to oversee Kenyan/Ethiopian/Moroccan distance/middle distance athletes and vice versa. Jamaica/T&T/other Caribbean nations to oversee USA sprinters and vice versa.

The exact pairing to be determined by transparent voting committee.

Aligning the incentives to actually catch cheaters from competing nations would be a conduit to cleaning up the sport. If we/our federation believes someone is cheating, randomly test them four times a month.

Fed-Up With This BS wrote:

Coevett wrote:

Utterly clueless. Your ('get to the bottom of this/enquiring minds want to know') only means of argument is to constantly ask 'why?'

0/10

C'mon Coevett...I'm getting tired of your imperious control tactics! You think you're an internet tough guy because of your MMA background. You simply try to intimidate anyone who doesn't agree with your platform. This this typical of some of you Brits - now I know what my Irish ancestors were talking about with the arrogant, pompous British rule in N.Ireland.

Actually I'm of Irish descent too.

Ooops, I've given the creepy stalker something else to work with.

Hang him in the town center. What a piece of trash.

We do need to be happy and applaud this kind of news. It’s a cheat being busted and one more tiny step towards a clean sport. Sad that nothing is believable and hasn’t been for awhile.

Where there’s money and fame there will always be cheats. This mess will probably never end in my lifetime.

Lifetime bans and jail time need to be implemented.

El Keniano wrote:

Alternate theories wrote:

So here are two theories as to why Kenyans are getting busted and western white guys aren't.

1. White guys have better access to labs/private testing/info about microdosing/tipoffs about OOC test visits

2. Only black guys are doping.

Hmm. Wonder which I'd pick?

OOC testing in Kenya is BETTER than in Europe or America!

El Keniano - You seem soooo knowledgeable about OOC testing in Kenya vs OOC testing being done in America. Please explain to me how the OOC testing in Kenya is better. Please be as detailed as possible.

I await your response.

I have a feeling he is a sacrificial lamb.

Having an ADVR would give creditbility to OCC testing in Kenya.

Kiprop was at the end of his career.

These are the rules of the game they build you up and tear you down.

krispy kremlin._._._. wrote:

In addition, similar-level competing federations should fund and oversee the testing of their competition.

Example: USA to oversee Kenyan/Ethiopian/Moroccan distance/middle distance athletes and vice versa. Jamaica/T&T/other Caribbean nations to oversee USA sprinters and vice versa.

The exact pairing to be determined by transparent voting committee.

Aligning the incentives to actually catch cheaters from competing nations would be a conduit to cleaning up the sport. If we/our federation believes someone is cheating, randomly test them four times a month.

agree in principle. just have to be careful if reps from a poor country oversee testing in a rich country, corruption is likely. look at what happened in FIFA, where it's easy to buy the votes of poor countries.

Up and Up wrote:

He is been suspicious for years. So erratic it is a joke. Does everyone forget how he toyed with the fields in 2015? It was PED-comedy gold:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_YEMywWBLI

Wow!

That definitely looks like a PED race, only Superman can toy with a field of that quality; he does seem fatigued at the end. With that said, Kiprop is not suspicious in my book.

El Keniano wrote:

OOC testing in Kenya is BETTER than in Europe or America!

Really man? So the reports we've heard over and over again of athletes getting advanced warning were all BS?

Kipdope wrote:

The big man wrote:

Kiprop

He tweeted something weird about Jesus dying and rising again on April 29th, when this story broke :

https://twitter.com/KipropAsbel/status/990655079530156034

A sad, sad day.

May the Lord have mercy upon his soul and IAAF strip him of all his titles and ban him for life, along with all the other drug cheats who are killing T&F.