In August 2021 the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete Martha Wanjiku Njoroge after her sample tested positive for the prohibited substance 19-norandrosterone (Nandrolone). After notification a provisional suspension was ordered and the Athlete was heard for the Kenya Sports Disputes Tribunal.
The Athlete admitted the violation and denied the intentional use of the substance. She explained with medical information that she had used medication prescribed by her doctor as treatment for her condition. She acknowledged that she didn't mention to her doctor that she was an athlete nor did she check this medication for prohibited substances.
The Tribunal finds that the presence of a prohibited substance has been established in the Athlete's sample and accordingly that she committed an anti-doping rule violation as admitted by the Athlete. The Tribunal accepts that the violation was not intentional and that had been established how the substance had entered her system.
Therefore the Tribunal decides on 21 December 2021 to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 4 August 2021.
