BBC reporting Kenya set to be declared in breach of global anti-doping rules in surprise WADA move

Metric Miler, WADA says Kenya, Spain and Mexico are not compliant not because there is a lot of doping, not because there are not tests OOC (I already explained a lot of times Kenyan athletes are the most tested in the World, as number (135 last year) and as tests (393)) that are carried out by WADA itself and IAAF, but because at the moment there is not an antidoping agency, kenyan, working in the right way.

In the first outline of the new kenyan law, there was the amount the Government had to set aside for the Kenyan antidoping agency. Maybe that, in the final law, approved by the Parliament, this part was amended, and for that reason, in spite of the law, for WADA Kenya is not compliant.

WADA doesn't care if a doped athlete goes in jail or not. They look at the efficiency of the labs. However, staying the fact the Kenyan lab was not properly working till one month ago, nobody can really suppose the situation can change in one very short period of time. This means that WADA and IAAF must continue to carry out OOC tests for all the best Kenyan, and that Kenyan clean and strong athletes can go to Olympics, because in the other case this had to be a very unfair decision, against all the clean athletes who are the best in the World.

And WADA must be a little bit more pragmatic in its statements : it seems that now WADA wants to ride the horse of the "integrity" more for showing the world they are acting in very strict way, than trying to solve in "real way" the problems, giving time to some federation to organize their antidoping, and at the same time continuing with OOC tests carried out by themselves, in order to guarantee the integrity of the sport (when they say one of the Countries not having a national antidoping working according the WADA rules, so not compliant, is Andorra..... where there are 5 athletes of very little level, you understand that the WADA statements have the goal to create more smoke than roast...).

In any case, try to see the difference between me and the poster Renata Canavo : I don't know who is, but of sure is not me.

Renato Canova wrote:

Metric Miler, WADA says Kenya, Spain and Mexico are not compliant not because there is a lot of doping, not because there are not tests OOC (I already explained a lot of times Kenyan athletes are the most tested in the World, as number (135 last year) and as tests (393)) that are carried out by WADA itself and IAAF, but because at the moment there is not an antidoping agency, kenyan, working in the right way.

Kenyan athletes are not the most tested in the world.

They are tested more by the IAAF because they're not trusted to do their own.

Other countries that are trusted don't appear on this list because they're tested by their own national governing bodies.

You continually ignore these facts and carry on pedalling these lies. It's worrying you quite blatantly lie about this but expect us to believe you when you say you've never doped your athletes.

Thanks daktari.

asante sana.

Does this mean that Kenyans now cannot be invited to roads raes? What about Kenyans who live and train in Kenya but who represent other countries?

What about Ethiopia? They might me just as bad.

What about the UK? WADA let off Radcliffe despite repeated off-the-charts blood test results. And then there was that British physician who was pumping up multiple British athletes full of PEDs.

Seems harsh to pick on Kenya and then to do nothing about countries such as UK or Ethiopia.

Good riddance

I hope Ethiopia , jamaica and Turkey next

lets clean the God damn sports

changes ahead? wrote:

WADA let off Radcliffe despite repeated off-the-charts blood test results.

WADA did no such thing. The only thing they do is create and implement a standard. That's all. They have no authority to sanction any athlete. They only thing they can do is declare various interested parties compliant or not.

The IAAF however, went to some effort to declare her clean.

Renato, I understand that Kenya has had a lot of athletes caught doping by IAAF, does not test it's own athletes, and has had problems with corruption relating hiding doping. I do not even need to understand any more (not that I don't). Ever heard the saying "the simplest explanation is often the correct one"?These are the reasons Kenya is not compliant. Not because there is an agenda against Kenya for winning lots of medals. There are other countries deemed non-compliant also. The sensationalism about Kenya specifically rightly comes from the fact that Kenya is doing very well in track and field, yet has poor anti-doping controls. It isn't fair on the other countries. Plain and simple.

it seems that now WADA wants to ride the horse of the "integrity" more for showing the world they are acting in very strict way, than trying to solve in "real way" the problems

I don't think I could find a statement that better describes Kenya's approach to anti-doping, than this.

Seb Coe likes to hang out and chat with wahabbist Qatari terrorists. IAAF having a meet there is a shame far beyond any amount of doping.

This is what they do, when they couldn't compete. They use their media and institutions they created and destroy those, who don't conspire and are not in their millennia old conspiracy ring. Half of their men turned gay and the other half are fat & stupid to play in manly sports. All they have is figuere skating and ice dancing, while wearing tights. It makes them feel inferior, when they go out there with real African men, so they do anything to avoid that. It's really sad..

Ethiopian73 wrote:

This is what they do, when they couldn't compete. They use their media and institutions they created and destroy those, who don't conspire and are not in their millennia old conspiracy ring. Half of their men turned gay and the other half are fat & stupid to play in manly sports. All they have is figuere skating and ice dancing, while wearing tights. It makes them feel inferior, when they go out there with real African men, so they do anything to avoid that. It's really sad..

Yes, that is the problem, well said....

El Keniano wrote:

They've basically moved the goalposts, meaning they're determined to clear the field for your favourites. Enjoy your medals.

Welcome to modern athletics, where the fat old white guys in the back room decide who gets the medals, and Nike decides what you wear.

I don't think the drugs work as Mexico has never won anything in years. You can't blame Ana on this one....

Kenya is the dominant force in track and field once you get over 400 meters. I can't think of a better country to start with. the US and Jamaica dominate sprints. Then there is Ethiopia. Those 4 countries really need to have good testing. Then you can move on to Morocco, Russia, Spain, etc.

El Keniano wrote:

my two pennies wrote:

But if Kenya is banned, then this creates a very ugly situation when so many other countries have serious doping issues and might still participate.

This is an ugly no-win situation for everyone.

True. We're talking about an overwhelming majority of countries here. Only a handful of Western countries have implemented what WADA is asking for with Kenya having gone further than asked. I can't wait to hear their rationale.

Jager soon to be an Olympic Champion...with Huling a medalist too

How do you not have something on the front page about this story??????

people go to the front page?

high quality h2o wrote:

I really feel for guys like kipchoge and kipror...clearly the best in the world...one with a last chance to finally get his gold, and another the chance to make history as his country's first 2 x 1500m gold. why is Jamaica not sanctioned? why not Ethiopia? why single out Kenya?

While it is true the Kenyan Anti-doping system requires some serious work for the sake of transparency, Kenya is not the only country with such a problem. Ethiopia and other African Countries have similar struggles. Jamaica too. That however is not to say that the successes of athletes in these countries is due to doping. For Kenya, the government through the ministry of sports is largely to blame for failure to put up an Anti-doping system that meets the specifications of WADA. It is hard however not to view this as a witch hunt with some major powers, who would benefit at the Olympics in the absence of Kenya(and Russia), pulling the strings. Jamaica would be declared non-compliant too but for the IAAF signature(poster) boy, Usain Bolt, without whom the sport would be declared dead.

That said, I think Kenya will overcome this hurdle and will be able to participate at the Olympics. The only problem is that the current news is likely to slow down athletes' preparations(since they are not sure of participation), leading to a below bar performance. This will in turn "lend" credence to the suspicions of Kenyans using performance drugs. I hope athletes continue with their preparations according to their schedules and leave the bureaucrats handle the rest. Kenya was headed to having the best performance ever at the Olympics in Rio, riding on the success of last year's Beijing world championships. Athletes and coaches should keep that focus to the last minute and whatever happens, happens.

The distance races will be a farce in Rio without Kenyan participation. But the Kenyans will be there. The story is simply an attempt to jumpstart the inept/corrupt Kenyan bureaucracy into action.

What about a ban on the US? Our sprinters and shotputters have such stellar doping records!

East Africans are the best distance runners in the world and have been for many years. But a doping problem does exist. Reasonable people can disagree about the scope of the problem. I'm of two minds myself. On one hand, I think it might be just a few rogue athletes like Jeptoo, on the other I'm amazed at the shocking drop in times since the mid-90s when European doctors/agents/coaches with ties to cycling starting moving to East Africa.

You're arguing over the wrong thing. The only thing WADA can act on is compliance to its code. It is well spelled out in the Code itself. It is not the police.

WADA has no action it can take to fix doping. WADA has no action it can take for corruption. WADA cannot ban any countries or individuals. The only thing it can do is evaluate its signatories with regard to their implementation of the Code. The only action it can take is declare a lab, sport, or federation out of compliance, and wait for the respective powers to act on that information

It is up to the IOC to determine what happens in terms of participation or bans to the Olympics. IAAF/Track leadership individuals have a stake in that decision, and you can let the tinfoil hats talk about who's interests will win over between them.

But WADA is playing a power move, the only one it has.

Now, I also agree with Renato's post that it seems like a wierd application of integrity. I made a post in the past about having a ADA that tests only one athlete per year, in 100% compliance, will be safer from WADA's reach than an ADA that tests 10,000 athletes at 90% compliance. That is just the nature of their jurisdiction.

Ethiopia, Uganda, Qatar, for example, are that firat example. The regional ADA does just a few tests, but does so with compliance. No worry for a WADA action. Kenya is the second example: under scrutiny for the reasons you say, but is observed making missteps with regard to the Code, and that is why they are being acted on. I agree with Renato, that integrity is not their motivation if they are failing to clean up all the other manifestations of a leaking boat on other nations.

You know I think Renato obfuscates, but that post is not one of them. WADA is not the white knight many assume or want it to be.