Detective P wrote:
Back to the subject of Sawe: if he was doping, then how the hell did he pass all those extra tests? I don't trust his coach, but it's very hard to pull that off.
The only thing I can think of is a bit far-fetched: coordination with Kenya's airports and cell phone companies to know the locations of the AIU testers. Maybe molidustat could be microdosed most evenings in simulated high-altitude. The molidustat would reduce the time required, and the high-altitude chamber could be shown to the AIU to explain away issues with the biological passport. It would be interesting to see detection time for pegmolesatide, but I can't access the paper.
EPO is too detectable now with the updates. Same with anabolics unless there's something new like "the clear" used by BALCO years ago.
Since only 1% of tests return a positive and yet the incidence of doping is estimated to be even higher than 50% amongst elites and pros your question answers itself. Athletes have long known how to beat the testers. That is what Howman reiterated only this year when he said antidoping is "ineffective".