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Joint effort turning tide against doping menace

Brett Clothier

Athletics Integrity Unit’s Chief Executive Officer, Brett Clothier during the interview with Nation Sport at Riadha House, Nairobi on March 24, 2024.

Photo credit: Chris Omollo | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • This week, Athletics Integrity Unit’s Chief Executive Officer, Brett Clothier, gave insights on the changing trends of doping globally, and released interesting statistics with regard to doping cases in Kenya
  • Clothier, who is back in Kenya to step up effort in the war against doping, said that international cases involving Kenyan athletes dropped last year as compared to 2022
  • Clothier also disclosed that doping cheats are discovering new substances and practices to avoid detection by moving from the common Erythropoietin (EPO) to a new special form of EPO called serum


Combined effort from the government, Anti-doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK), and Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) is turning tide against the doping menace.

This week, Athletics Integrity Unit’s Chief Executive Officer, Brett Clothier, gave insights on the changing trends of doping globally, and released interesting statistics with regard to doping cases in Kenya in 2022, and last year.