In May 2019 the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete Recho Jerubet Kosgei after her sample tested positive for the prohibited substances Androsterone and Etiocholanolone.
After notification a provisional suspension was ordered. There were substantial delays in the proceedings attributed to the Athlete and due to the COVID-19 Pandemic while the Athlete failed to file a statement in her defence nor attended the hearing of the Kenya Sports Disputes Tribunal.
ADAK requested the Panel to impose a 4 year sanction and argued that she committed an anti-doping rule violation because the presence of prohibited substances had been established her sample. Further ADAK contended that the Athlete failed to demonstrate that the violation was not intentional nor how the substances entered her system. The Athlete in her previous submission only produced protests of innocence and suggested without evidence that the supplements, medication or other products had caused the positive test.
The Panel concludes that the Athlete committed an anti-doping rule violation and didn't demonstrate that the violation was not intentional nor how the substances entered her system. Also the Athlete failed to respond to the charges and failed to participate in the proceedings. She was duly notified and she repeatedly sought adjournments and postponements of the hearing.
Therefore the Kenya Sport Dispute Tribunal decides on 1 October 2020 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 20 May 2019.
