Kenya drug cheats now to be blocked from all international competitions

Too funny.... put on the "Category A" list along with Belarus and Ukraine. Now the two Slavic countries share something in common with Kenya. Lolz.

How is Ethiopia at risk when there hasn't been even one positive (that I'm aware of)? Is there something we're not being told, or is it just because of lack of baseline testing?

Baby shark wrote:

How is Ethiopia at risk when there hasn't been even one positive (that I'm aware of)? Is there something we're not being told, or is it just because of lack of baseline testing?

some kind of pharmacies.

I take this means that it's all over for Kiprop - convicted dopers wont even be allowed to race at all outside of Kenya.

He was tweeting the other day how he wanted to race in Monaco again when his suspension is over.

Kenyan government is also talking about criminalizing doping again, as well as stopping Kenyan born athletes being sold by their Italian handlers to oil rich arab countries.

And here's a nice article from Ian O'Riordan in the Irish Times today, who often calls out Kenyan doping, and asks whether an Irish 400m hurdler was cheated out of a medal by a suspicious Kenyan athlete.

Coevett wrote:

Sports cabinet secretary Amina Mohammed said in Nairobi that for the country to reverse the damage doping has on its athletes, they must stop any elite runner banned for doping from competing in international races beyond the Olympics, World Championships, Commonwealth Games and Africa Games.

I take this means that it's all over for Kiprop - convicted dopers wont even be allowed to race at all outside of Kenya.

He was tweeting the other day how he wanted to race in Monaco again when his suspension is over.

Kenyan government is also talking about criminalizing doping again, as well as stopping Kenyan born athletes being sold by their Italian handlers to oil rich arab countries.

Yeah...right, the Kenyan government criminalizing doping? Too funny...they talk a good game but they will never do it.

The Kenyans need to be banned for at least this year's WC and then see how things go next year for Tokyo. But for some reason, the IAAF is treating Kenyan with kid gloves. Sure, they banned the Russians and that ban may be extended for Tokyo. But the Kenyans? No way...the IAAF plays favoritism! And what a damn joke to just put Kenya on a silly "watch list." You bett, we'll just keep watching them test positive or blow their ABPs! ?

Fed-Up With Kenyan Doping wrote:

But the Kenyans? No way...the IAAF plays favoritism! And what a damn joke to just put Kenya on a silly "watch list." You bett, we'll just keep watching them test positive or blow their ABPs! ?

+1

That will keep us entertained...

All smoke and mirrors, as per usual, pretending IAAF and AKAD care about a clean sport.

Reminder:

Yep, criminalising doping is what countries do when they want to look tough on doping but don't really want their athletes to stop doing it.

It's what Ethiopia did too. They announced that and then a few weeks later Geb himself was hauling some poor kid to prison to put on a show for the rest of the world. They didn't bother doing any testing though, or allow IAAF better access to their athletes, that would be too far.

About time lottery funding was withdrawn from British Cycling, and Great Britain blocked from all international competitions. Testosterone was being delivered to BC headquarters for goodness sake! An anti-doping parliamentary investigation suspected British Cycling was running a doping system after it was established that BC employees were caught lying about trafficking packages containing drugs for British Cyclists. Enough hypocrisy - what's good for the goose is good for the gander!

Brutish wrote:

About time lottery funding was withdrawn from British Cycling, and Great Britain blocked from all international competitions. Testosterone was being delivered to BC headquarters for goodness sake! An anti-doping parliamentary investigation suspected British Cycling was running a doping system after it was established that BC employees were caught lying about trafficking packages containing drugs for British Cyclists. Enough hypocrisy - what's good for the goose is good for the gander!

Hi El K.

You should bring your registered name back. This fake name nonsense is pathetic considering you were meant to be leaving the site.

But as for British Cycling, maybe ban them after they reach triple figures of dirty dopers like your beloved Kenya. All those positives and they only barely scratch the surface of testing. Shocking.

Renato Canova, where yatt?

I’m Algerian. Very involved in long distance track and road racing. Kenyans have been doping en made for ages. We knew about this decades ago and our authorities tried advocating for enforcement, but the authorities turned a blind eye. Instead, in typical manner, they went after...Russia. Face palm. All the while Kenyan and Ethiopian distance runners and US and Jamaican sprinters magically dope to their hearts’ content.

MohammedAA wrote:

I’m Algerian. Very involved in long distance track and road racing. Kenyans have been doping en made for ages. We knew about this decades ago and our authorities tried advocating for enforcement, but the authorities turned a blind eye. Instead, in typical manner, they went after...Russia. Face palm. All the while Kenyan and Ethiopian distance runners and US and Jamaican sprinters magically dope to their hearts’ content.

Two words: noureddine morceli

Just stop talking.

Literally all of the top end Kenyans are doping.

Good. It’s about time.

Kenya, do yourself a favor.

For a start get rid of every Italian coach and agent that have enabled the doping. Second, gut the athletics federation that has profited from a corrupt group of administrators.

Third, shut down the doctors and pharmacies that aid and provide the drugs.

Baby shark wrote:

How is Ethiopia at risk when there hasn't been even one positive (that I'm aware of)? Is there something we're not being told, or is it just because of lack of baseline testing?

Dude, the Epiopians are literally NEVER tested out of competition or out of season. And during the season for some reason they and the Kenyans and certain other third world folks aren't tested nearly as often as the Chinese, Europeans, Americans, Japanese, etc.

Maybe Ian O'Riordan should have a closer look at Thomas Barr and ask if others were cheated out of a medal because of Barr's truly unbelievable performance that year (the leprechauns and fairies blessed Barr with some serious, magic cabbage dust). O'Riordan's quick to slag anybody who isn't Irish. He puts a soft filter on convicted Irish drug cheats and their coaches. Read his 'articles' on John Downes and Martin Fagan. Fagan, a convicted drug cheat, whom Downes took on to coach after Fagan served his ban and flaunted it in the faces of all and sundry. Basically, a get out of jail free card and some wishy-washy PR. O'Riodan should stick his snout up the country boreens, where some very auld lads are banging-out more magic, cabbage dust performances than there are victims of child abuse in Ireland.

Kenya should be suspended from international competition.

Just as GBR should have been suspended during the 80s during the "golden years" of middle distance running. UK athletics was driven by supremo Andy Norman who had no shame when it came to doping of professional athletes.

During the GBR heyday, Britain's Olympic team doctor Dr James Ledingham was known to have supplied steroids to British athletes. Even the CAPTAIN of Britain's Olympic team was a convicted dope cheat.

To sterilise the sport, all records and titles should be expunged from the books once doping is a proven factor for any team.

For the sake of our sport, remove any tainted athletes from positions of authority over athletes. Otherwise, they will protect their own people and discriminate against others, just to perpetuate an anti-doping fascade.

Time and again, British runners and cyclists who failed doping protocols have been let off the hook. No surprise that these same protected athletes are record-holders and champions who already highly suspicious given that they claim to be better than doped opponents.

Doping Mad wrote:

Time and again, British runners and cyclists who failed doping protocols have been let off the hook. No surprise that these same protected athletes are record-holders and champions who already highly suspicious given that they claim to be better than doped opponents.

Examples please Kenny. (Your first line wasn't enough to make it seem like it wasn't you.)

trollism wrote:

Doping Mad wrote:

Time and again, British runners and cyclists who failed doping protocols have been let off the hook. No surprise that these same protected athletes are record-holders and champions who already highly suspicious given that they claim to be better than doped opponents.

Examples please Kenny. (Your first line wasn't enough to make it seem like it wasn't you.)

I am British and unfortunately related to the dear-departed above-mentioned Andy Norman who ushered in the "professionalisation" of British Athletics during the glory days of Coe, Ovett et al. No doubt you couldn't give a monkey's about discussing serious doping issues that are closer to home.