In June 2018 the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete Caroline Jepkurui Yatich after her sample tested positive for the prohibited substance 19-norandrosterone (Nandrolone). After notification a provisional suspension was ordered while the Athlete failed to respond to any communcation from ADAK or her council.
The Panel deems that the Athlete has admitted the violation and accepted the consequences due to her lack of response and behavior. As a result she failed to show how the prohibited substance entered her system nor that the violation was not intentional. The Panel holds that the test result showed the presence of a prohibited substance and accordingly that the Athlete committed an anti-doping rule violation. The Panel finds it evident that the Athlete deliberately sought for and used the prohibited substance.
Therefore the Judiciary Office of the Kenya Sports Disputes Tribunal decides on 28 March 2019 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the sample collection, i.e. 4 November 2017.
