Related case:
ADAK 2018 ADAK vs Michael Odhiambo
September 20, 2018
On 20 September 2018 the Kenya Sports Disputes Tribunal decided to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the boxer Michael Odhiambo after he tested positive for the prohibited substance Cannabis.
Hereafter in june 2019 the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) reported that the Athlete had breached the imposed period of ineligibility because he had participated in boxing matches.
In this case there were delays in the proceedings attributed to the Athlete due to he acted evasive and finally could be notified in by ADAK in July 2020. Hereafter the Athlete failed to respond to the ADAK communication nor did he attend the hearing of the Kenya Sports Disputes Tribunal.
ADAK stated that it had received information from a whistleblower en hereafter had established that the Athlete had participated in 3 boxing matches in the United States in February 2018, November 2018 and in January 2019 during the imposed perod of ineligibility
The Panel holds that the Athlete was duly notified, that he acted evasive, failed to attend the hearing nor filed any response to the charges. The Panel deems that there was sufficient evidence that the Athlete had breached the period of ineligibility through his participation in 3 boxing matches.
Therefore the Kenya Sports Disputes Tribunal decides on 19 November 2020 to impose an additional 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date the current period of ineligibility wil end, i.e. on 5 February 2022.
