doping

Faith Kipyegon is set to make Olympics history – what Kenya needs to do to keep producing athletes like her

By Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu, Stephen F. Austin State University Kenyan running star Faith Kipyegon is considered one of the greatest 1,500m athletes the world has ever seen. If she wins her third consecutive Olympic gold in Paris, she’ll become the first athlete in the history of the event to achieve this feat, male or female. She holds world records in the 1,500m and one-mile […]

July 25, 2024 10

Sport

‘Enhanced Games’ proposes to flip script on doping in sport

A proposed event called the 'Enhanced Games' wants to flip the script on drug testing in sport. Organizers behind the Olympic-style competition want to see athletes embrace performance-enhancing drugs, and test the limits of the human body.

February 21, 2024 31

Sport

Ex-Tokyo marathon winner Chepchirchir banned eight years for doping

Sarah Chepchirchir became the latest Kenyan athlete to be banned for doping, receiving an eight-year suspension on Wednesday after she tested positive for a banned substance for the second time. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said in a statement the 39-year-old 2017 Tokyo marathon champion had tested positive for testosterone in a sample after she finished second in the Chonburi Marathon in Thailand last November. Chepchirchir failed to […]

February 14, 2024 30

Sport

Anti-doping agency refers Nigeria, Venezuela to sports arbitration court

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said Tuesday it has referred Nigeria and Venezuela to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over alleged non-compliance of their anti-doping agencies with WADA rules. WADA said it filed last week "two separate requests for arbitration with the Court of Arbitration for Sport" for the two cases. The two national agencies were sanctioned in November for not addressing what the Montreal-based doping watchdog said […]

February 14, 2024 5