ADAK response to Edward Zakayo Pingua has absolved the agency Former athlete Edward Zakayo Pingua accused the agency of mishandling his doping case Pingua also accused ADAK officials of unfair treatment, unauthorized home visits, and biased hearing processes ADAK response to Edward Zakayo Pingua has absolved the agency from accusations levelled against it over the…
Ruth Chepng’etich has raised questions on how to identify doping athletes Chepng’etich tested positive for hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) confirmed her suspension on July 17 The recent provisional suspension of world marathon record holder Ruth Chepng’etich has raised questions on how to identify doping athletes before conducting doping tests. The debate centres…
Ruth Chepngetich won the 2024 Chicago Marathon The Kenyan marathon champion made history by winning the Chicago Marathon on October 13, 2024 She became the first woman to ever run a marathon in under 2 hours and 10 minutes Celebrated Kenyan marathoner Ruth Chepngetich, and women’s world marathon record holder, is now provisionally suspended after…
Doping isn’t uncommon in tennis Some indicted players took the less-trodden path of retiring Any indictment for using banned substances has historically shattered the dreams of many We bring you famous tennis players who retired after doping ban. Doping isn’t uncommon in tennis and some indicted players took the less-trodden path of retiring after the…
The government has restored the Kenyan Anti-Doping budget after lobbying ADAK has been pushing for increased funding through the Ministry of Sports The government slashed the agency’s budget in the 2023-2024 annual budget The government has restored the Kenyan Anti-Doping budget after lobbying by the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK). ADAK has been pushing for…
Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) pinned down an Indian national in Iten The suspect had a consignment of these banned performance-enhancing substances ADAK confirmed that the operation was carried out on Monday Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) pinned down an Indian national in Iten while in possession of banned doping substances. ADAK said that the…
Jannik Sinner doping controversy hit the Italian tennis star He said that he planned to take a break from tennis after winning his second Australian Open Grand Slam He tested positive for clostebol, an anabolic steroid banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency Jannik Sinner doping controversy hit the Italian tennis star just as he was…
Lord Sebastian Coe, the president of World Athletics (WA) has praised Kenya’s efforts in combating doping He said that Kenya has made tremendous progress The World Athletics President hailed the government for its sustained efforts in addressing doping cases Lord Sebastian Coe, the president of World Athletics (WA) has praised Kenya’s efforts in combating doping….
For every honourable way to make it in the sporting world there are dozens of ways to get there too through cheating Whether it happens via doping or sport manipulation, cheating is cheating and it has been there for the thousands of years sports has existed One of the biggest and controversial cheating scandals in…
The former world number one decided to call it quits on Tuesday evening after the Transylvania Open match in Cluj-Napoca, which she lost in straight sets While announcing her retirement, Halep said she had made peace with the decision as her body can no longer sustain the pressure of being at the top Romanian tennis…
