In March 2024 the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), on behalf of World Athletics, reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Kenyan Athlete Kennedy Cheboror. The AIU deemed that the Athlete had 3 Wherabouts Failures within a 12 month period:
- a Missed Test and Filing Failure on 6 November 2023;
- a Missed Test and Filing Failure on 28 November 2023;
- a Missed Test and Filing Failure on 27 December 2023.
Although the Athlete submitted his explanations to the AIU the Whereabouts Failures were recorded. In any case the Athlete did not file a request for an adminstrative review.
Following notification the Athlete gave a timely admission, waived his right for a hearing, accepted a provisional suspension and the sanction proposed by the AIU. Furthermore he signed and submitted the Admission of Anti-Doping Rule Violation and Acceptance of Consequences Form.
The Athlete did not challenge the first and third Whereabouts Failures. Regarding the second Whereabouts Failures he asserted that his management had failed to change his Whereabouts information he had requested.
Therefore the AIU decides on 4 April 2024 to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 4 March 2024.