In March 2018 the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete Peter Kiptoo Kiplagat after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Clenbuterol.
After notification a provisional suspension was ordered. The Athlete filed a statement in his defence and he was heard for the Judiciary Office of the Kenya Sports Disputes Tribunal.
The Athlete accepted the test results, denied the intentional use of the substance and requested for a reduced sanction. He argued that he was tested before without issues and that he acted with No Significant Fault or Negligence.
He could not explain how the substance had entered his system. He believed that the positive test was the result of contaminated supplements or contaminated meat he had consumed.
The Panel did not accept the Athlete’s assertions and finds that he failed to demonstrate this with corroborating evidence. The Panel concludes that he failed to establish that the violation was not intentional, nor grounds for a reduced sanction.
Therefore the Kenya Sports Disputes Tribunal decides on 16 August 2018 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 9 March 2018.
