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So far, this year, ADAK has managed to conduct tests on 185 athletes during the National Championships.
The Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) has announced they will intensify their sporadic tests during the World Championships National Trials happening at the Nyayo National Stadium on Friday and Saturday.
ADAK also confirmed that in 2022, a total of 55 tests were conducted during the National Championships and the World Championships National Trials.
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So far, this year, ADAK has managed to conduct tests on 185 athletes during the National Championships.
Ahead of the National Trials, they have managed to conduct tests on 205 athletes. ADAK noted that compared to last year, that translates to seven times more tests.
“It is also worthy of noting that no notice out-of-competition tests were conducted in the lead-up to the Trials at the athlete’s homes or camps. For the first time, Dried Blood Samples will be collected during the Trials.
"Other tests to be collected include urine and blood tests, EPO tests, and Athlete Biological Passport (ABP). Unprecedented testing of athletes will be the new norm as efforts intensify to slay the doping demon in the country,” a press release from ADAK read.
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Kenya is currently listed under Category A by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) with the highest number of cases. Kenya accounts for 40% of all doping cases globally in athletics. However, ADAK assured that they will work around the clock to ensure the country goes back to its glory days.
Meanwhile, Thomas Capdevielle, the Head of Testing and Compliance at the AIU, noted that they will be keen to intensify the testing done on athletes both in and out of competitions and in their regions.
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Capdevielle also insisted that apart from increasing the testing done on athletes, there are many other aspects to be looked into if Kenya has to move out of Category A.
"Testing is part of the solution but there are other elements that need to be taken into consideration if Kenya is to be removed from the red zone.
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"There is a need for investigations, case management, and education. Everything is going to be scaled up thanks to the government.
"We anticipate that things are going to get worse before they get better due to the higher levels of testing. We want to also go beyond the athletes and see what are the networks operating behind them. We want to tackle doping in the long term," he said.
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He added that the menace is more acute in the country due to the number of elite athletes and they have specifically chosen to fight the menace in Kenya because it has some of the best athletes.
"It not only affects Kenya but also other countries. The reason why AIU is particularly fighting the menace in the country is because has produced some of the greatest athletes in the world. We want a level-playing field where athletes are able to participate in global events in a clean way," he said.
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