Premium
ADAK tightens noose on doping offenders
Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya ADAK Chief Executive Officer, Sarah Shibutse presents anti-doping information during a press conference at Weston hotel in Nairobi on January 05, 2023 when World Athletics President Seb Coe visited the country.
Photo credit: Chris Omollo | Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
- ADAK chief executive officer Sarah Shibutse disclosed Thursday that they have adopted the 2021 Anti-doping Code that now allows them to release the names of those who violate anti-doping rules immediately
- ADAK had to go through appeals among other legal processes before they published the names of those affected
- Shibutse said since the start of their calendar in July last year, they have suspended 20 sportsmen and women mostly from athletics with a couple coming from football and body-building
Doping cheats will now be exposed immediately before any other process takes place after the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) adopted some of the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) code.
ADAK chief executive officer Sarah Shibutse disclosed Thursday that they have adopted the 2021 Anti-doping Code that now allows them to release the names of those who violate anti-doping rules immediately.
