In November 2022 the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) reported an anti-doping rule violation against the bodybuilder Brandon Abednego Oluoch after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Metandienonen.
Following notification a provisional suspension was ordered. The Athlete filed a statement in his defence and the case was referred to the Kenay Sports Disputes Tribunal.
The Athlete accepted the test result and denied the intentional use of the substance. He stated that he had duly checked the supplements and medication he had used.
ADAK contended that the Athlete had acted intentionally and requested for a sanction of 4 years. ADAK deemed that the Athlete failed to demonstrate how the substance had entered his system.
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 determines that the Athlete failed to demonstrate that the violation violation was not intentional, nor the source of the prohibited substance. Therefore the Panel decides on 20 July 2023 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete.
