FIVE More Kenyan Runners Suspended

Coevett wrote:

The 800m is just about the only men's track event in which Kenyan times haven't declined over the last several years. I guess that will change now.

You and m!ndnumb have been saying that for months and been proven wrong for months.

“Kenya Athletics Integrity”

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Oxymoron wrote:

“Kenya Athletics Integrity”

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Good spotting almost as funny as:

"Others have focused on the arrest of [his agent Federico] Rosa as a cause for distraction, and at least part of the reason why Asbel struggled in Rio. Do you believe there is any truth to these rumors?"

"No. He did not have any injury leading up to the 1500 meters. As for the Rosa trial, it was complete stupidity on the part of the police. They did not investigate anything and they did not have any evidence. We know that they are completely clean, both Gabriel [Rosa, Federico’s father and founder of Rosa’s agency] and Claudio Berardelli. This trial was caused by a desire for revenge by somebody that asked Rosa to give him money, and Rosa refused. And with this one situation, all the other situations became bigger and bigger. You see, there was this new law regarding performance-enhancing drug use and its enforcement, and the Kenyan police wanted to show that they wanted to do something and wield this law. Also, the Kenyan federation was not informed about anything from the police. So obviously, they were not very happy about the Rosa situation." (12/12/16)

EPO Cheats OUT!

It'll probably be the coach, the AIU also deals with coaches (I think).

Hillary Yego 8:03 3k steeplechaser???

Subway Surfers wrote:

Hillary Yego 8:03 3k steeplechaser???

Yep...that's his PB. The record shows he tested positive for Norandrosterone. So, is he low-octane doping for better recovery or was he combining the steroid with EPO and escaped detection on the hormone? ?

Coevett wrote:

And another five bite the dust.

NAIROBI, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has confirmed five more Kenyan elite runners have tested positive to doping and have been suspended from competition.

Casablanca Marathon silver medalist Peter Kiptoo has been banned for four years after he failed the test. Others are Nicholas Kiplagat, Ferdinand Omanyala, Micah Kiplagat Samoei and Michael Rotich.

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-09/27/c_137497306.htm

And yet road race and track and field organizers around the world continue inviting Kenyans to run in their races as if nothing has happened.

Authorities could at least start doing some testing in Ethiopia.

Sounds like some people need to have their bribes ready when the testers call and make arrangements to take a sample.

Yes, that is the super corrupt Michael Rotich that was filling his own confers. The good part is that most were caught at events in Kenya and none were threatening to make any Kenyan national teams. ADAK is doing a tremendous job. Weed all the cheats out so hopefully by next year there won't be any more failed tests.

Kenya is going through massive change, by the way. I started a thread about the Kenya Project Taskforce report on doping in Kenya, released yesterday.

Eliud Kipchoge says there are 5000 elites in Kenya, knowing there are cheaters in every athletic community, I'd be more disappointed if none were being caught, as is laughably the case in western countries.

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=9031596

I love CT but CT doesn't love my allergies wrote:

Coevett wrote:

The 800m is just about the only men's track event in which Kenyan times haven't declined over the last several years. I guess that will change now.

You and m!ndnumb have been saying that for months and been proven wrong for months.

Yeah, catching Kenyan 800m dopers is like cutting the snakes from Medusa's head - you get rid of one and five show up in its place.

I'd bett money that average times will start slowing next year.

There will be more 800m busts coming.

I explained before that the reason why 800m times are bucking the trend of decline is likely because of the number of 400m runners suddenly moving up in the last couple of years (including Bett and Korir).

In fact, if you take out the busted athletes from the 2016 and 2017 rankings, then 800m average Kenyan times likely have declined as well.

Coevett wrote:

I love CT but CT doesn't love my allergies wrote:

You and m!ndnumb have been saying that for months and been proven wrong for months.

Yeah, catching Kenyan 800m dopers is like cutting the snakes from Medusa's head - you get rid of one and five show up in its place.

I'd bett money that average times will start slowing next year.

There will be more 800m busts coming.

I explained before that the reason why 800m times are bucking the trend of decline is likely because of the number of 400m runners suddenly moving up in the last couple of years (including Bett and Korir).

In fact, if you take out the busted athletes from the 2016 and 2017 rankings, then 800m average Kenyan times likely have declined as well.

I wonder if El K will take you up on that bett?

Kenyan Prisons Championship 800m winner 2017 : Nicholas Kiplagat (suspended two years)

Kenyan Prisons Championship 800m winner 2018 : Tim 'Potato Man' Cheruiyot

Kiplagat also represented Kenya at the 2016 African championships, so he isn't exactly a bum, even if El K would like you believe he wasn't 'anywhere near the Kenyan team'. He failed the test early season 2017 (at the Kenyan Prisons Championships) and was therefore provisionally suspended since then. He was one of the up and coming stars of Kenyan 800m running.

Subway Surfers wrote:

Good spotting almost as funny as:

+1

Ha ha, yes, I just quoted that on the Canova thread 1 - 2 days ago, when mindweak didn't get a response as to his opinion on Rosa...

As for 5 more Kenyans caught doping: nice.

But wait, didn't ElK predict several weeks ago that the catching rate will slow down because the bad apples are already caught?

He he.

In other news, we just let - again - one of our world champs get away with steroid doping, I mean, beef eating. See parallel running thread.

Ha ha.

Truly bizarre that the moderators chopped up this thread by deleting totally on topic and relevant discussion.

Subway Surfers wrote:

It'll probably be the coach, the AIU also deals with coaches (I think).

El Keniano wrote:

Yes, that is the super corrupt Michael Rotich that was filling his own confers. The good part is that most were caught at events in Kenya and none were threatening to make any Kenyan national teams. ADAK is doing a tremendous job. Weed all the cheats out so hopefully by next year there won't be any more failed tests.

Hats off to ADAK for stepping up. It's about time a national organization does this.

casual obsever wrote:

Subway Surfers wrote:

Good spotting almost as funny as:

+1

Ha ha, yes, I just quoted that on the Canova thread 1 - 2 days ago, when mindweak didn't get a response as to his opinion on Rosa...

As for 5 more Kenyans caught doping: nice.

But wait, didn't ElK predict several weeks ago that the catching rate will slow down because the bad apples are already caught?

He he.

In other news, we just let - again - one of our world champs get away with steroid doping, I mean, beef eating. See parallel running thread.

Ha ha.

Mindweak only knows what he's read on the internet. He's never been to, nor will he ever go to Kenya. He's never met, let alone spent time with Coach Canova, yet he threatens to kill him with a gun. He's a bad apple, and the classic keyboard warrior.