In August 2021 the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete Judith Jepngetich after her samples - collected on two occasions - tested positive for the prohibited substance 19-norandrosterone (Nandrolone). After notification a provisional suspension was ordered and the Athlete was heard for the Kenya Results Managment Panel.
The Athlete accepted the test results and denied the intentional use of the substance. She stated that she suffered from a cold and had used medication provided by a chemist. She acknowledged that she only mentioned one of the two products on the Doping Control Form.
The Panel finds that the presence of a prohibited substance has been established in the Athlete's samples and accordingly that she committed an anti-doping rule violation. The Panel deems that without corroborating evidence the Athlete failed to demonstrate that the violation was not intentional, nor how the substance had entered her system, nor that she acted without fault or negligence.
Therefore the Panel decides on 18 January 2022 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 24 August 2021.
