In March 2020 the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) of World Athletics has reported an an anti-doping rule violation against the Kenyan Athlete Patrick Siele for evading sample collection on 18 December 2019. Here the Doping Control Officers reported that when selected the Athlete ran away from testing at a training camp in Kenya.
After notification the Athlete gave a prompt admission, waived his right for a hearing, accepted a provisional suspension and the sanction proposed by the AIU.
The AIU considered that for the 23 years old Athlete this was his first experience of out-of-competition testing and that his lack of anti-doping education may have contributed to his conduct.
Therefore the AIU decides on 18 September 2020 to impose a 3 year and 6 month period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on 16 March 2020.
