In March 2022 the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) reported an anti-doping rule violation against the football player Teddy Otiego Osok after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Boldenone.
Following a notification a provisional suspension was ordered. The Athlete filed a statement in his defence and the case was referred to the Kenya Sports Disputes Tribunal.
The Athlete accepted the test result and denied the intentional use of the substance. He explained with medical information that he underwent treatment for his knee injury and that he had used prescribed medication.
The Panel finds that the presence of a prohibited substance has been established in the Athlete's sample and accordingly that he committed an anti-doping rule violation. The Panel deems that the Athlete failed to demonstrate that the violation was not intentional.
Further the Panel considers that the Athlete's prescribed medication was not the source of the prohibited substance while he failed to mention his medication on the Doping Control Form.
Therefore the Panel decides on 11 May 2023 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 21 March 2023.
