In June 2019 the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) of World Athletics has reported an an anti-doping rule violation against the Kenyan Athlete Philip Cheruiyot Kangogo after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Higenamine.
After notification the Athlete failed to respond substantively to the charge against him but finally on 31 July 2020 he gave a prompt admission, waived his right for a hearing, accepted a provisional suspension, the test result and the sanction proposed by the AIU.
The Athlete denied the intentional use of the substance and assumed that a contaminated supplement or local herbs had caused the positive test result. However the Athlete nor Athletics Kenya were able to identify these herbs.
Therefore the AIU decides on 28 August 2020 to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on 31 July 2020.
