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A list of four Kenyan athletes who have faithfully served their doping bans and are eligible to compete at the Olympic Games in Paris, France.
The Olympic Games are coming up and many Kenyan athletes will be seeking to secure a ticket to represent the country on the global stage, and in this article, Pulse Sports dives into the list of Kenyan athletes who served their doping bans and are eligible to compete in the bonanza.
Some athletes usually struggle to bounce back from doping bans but others, like Africa’s fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala, and Lilian Kasait have proven that anything is possible with their inspiring bounce backs.
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1) Wilson Kipsang
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The former world marathon record holder Wilson Kipsang was banned for four years from January 10, 2020, for whereabouts failures and tampering by providing false evidence and witness testimony. Kipsang was punished for four whereabouts failures between April 2018 and May 2019.
He had his sanction increased after it was ruled he had tampered with the investigation by providing “false evidence and witness testimony”.
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19:10 - 02.01.2024
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Former world marathon record holder Wilson Kipsang has expressed his interest in returning to running after serving his four-year doping ban
However, he has now served his ban diligently and is ready to get back into competition. However, the provisional squad for the marathon team to the Olympic Games in Paris, France has already been named by Athletics Kenya.
2) Elijah Manangoi
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Manangoi is also among the athletes who have served their bans faithfully and are ready to return to competition this year. Manangoi, a former world champion, was handed a two-year ban for anti-doping violations after missing three tests under whereabouts rules.
Manangoi missed tests on July 3, November 12, and December 22 in 2019, and his ban was backdated to start on December 22 which was the date of the third whereabouts failure.
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08:43 - 23.06.2023
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Africa's fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala and two-time world champion Asbel Kiprop are among the athletes.
He has served his ban and is slowly coming back into competition and he will obviously be keen to make the national team to the Olympic Games in Paris, France.
3) Asbel Kiprop
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Three-time world champion Kiprop tested positive for EPO in an out-of-competition test in Kenya in November 2017 and his suspension was backdated to February 3, 2018, when he was provisionally suspended.
However, Kiprop had argued that his urine sample, which was taken out of competition, could have been tampered with but the AIU, said they were satisfied that there had been no interference and an IAAF Disciplinary Tribunal suspended him for four years effective February 2018.
He served his doping ban and has been making steady strides back into competition. He will definitely be hoping to make the cut to the Olympic team.
4) Mark Otieno
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The multiple national 100m champion, found himself on the list of shame after testing positive for the anabolic steroid methasterone during the delayed 2020 Olympics in July 2021. The news came as he was preparing to compete in the 100m heats.
Otieno blamed a contaminated nutritional supplement for his positive test but promised to come back in 2023, bigger and better.
He has since shared clips of himself in the gym doing workouts and also in the stadium, training and he is surely one of the athletes to watch this season.
09:11 - 18.08.2023
ATHLETICS The early bird: Rejuvenated Mark Otieno commences journey to 2024 Olympic qualification
The former 100 meters national record holder’s decision to submit his qualification pathway indicates his clear intent to bounce back.
Otieno competed once last season, finishing an impressive second place at the 5° Meeting Brazzale, clocking 10.39 to cross the finish line.
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