Kenya doping: 'Long journey' to rebuild trust with World Athletics
Lord Coe, speaking after World Athletics' council meeting in Rome on Wednesday, said the Kenyan government had committed to spend $5m a year for the next five years to combat doping in the...
Report claims doping in Kenyan athletics is widespread
Kenya has long been a force in athletics, particularly in middle and long-distance running, but it has also been plagued by doping allegations and currently has 41 athletes currently under...
Kenya doping: World Athletics urged not to ban country despite doping
World Athletics has been urged not to ban Kenya from the sport for violations of doping rules by a government minister from the East African country. The nation is reportedly at risk of a...
Kenya scrambles to stave off athletics ban for mounting doping cases
Kenya is a 'Category A' country under World Athletics' Anti-Doping Rules, which means its athletes must undergo at least three no-notice, out-of-competition urine and blood tests before...
Kenya faces threat of athletics ban amid doping crisis
25 Nov 2025. Kenya’s government is urging World Athletics not to ban the country from the sport, promising to step up its fight against the use of banned substances after a series of its
- Is there doping in Kenya?
- Just days before the World Athletics Championships, new claims of widespread doping in Kenya have emerged. A report from Germany's ZDF alleges top athletes regularly use the endurance-boosting substance EPO in training.
- Are Kenyan athletes and officials sidestepping doping?
- There are also claims from a doctor that Kenyan athletes and officials have found a way to sidestep testing methods. "There is no doping done just before the race or any important competition, here they use EPO in training...
- How many Kenyan athletes have been tested for doping?
- In 2018 a World-Anti Doping Agency (Wada) report titled 'Doping In Kenya' found 138 Kenyan athletes had tested positive for prohibited substances between 2004 and 2018, but a lowly 14% of those were caught in an out-of-competition test. "For a very long time, Kenyans were not tested at home," says Watta.
- How many Kenyan runners are doping?
- From the current national team I had eight runners [doping] with me," the physician, whose identity is not revealed, told ZDF. Kenya has long been a force in athletics, particularly in middle and long-distance running, but it has also been plagued by doping allegations and currently has 41 athletes currently under sanctions.
- Why is doping a problem in Kenya?
- Their actions are indicative of a wider malaise in Kenyan society, says Watta: "The problem of doping exposes the Kenyan culture of corruption and impunity. We do bad things and somehow we buy our way out. "I can drive a faulty car, but if the policeman stops me I will bribe my way out.
- Will Kenya criminalise doping in Athletics?
- Kenya's sports minister intends to criminalise doping in athletics in an attempt to bring an end to a string of cases in the sport. The east African country avoided a sanction by governing body World Athletics - despite having 55 athletes serving suspensions - last week after committing to spend $25m over the next five years to combat doping.
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