Govt not taking doping seriously- Top official

Kenyan · 2015-11-11T12:19:13+00:00

Kenya's government has failed to seriously tackle doping and must act swiftly to prevent its athletes being banned at the 2016 Rio Olympics, the chairman of Kenya?s Olympic committee said on Tuesday. Dozens of Kenyan runners have been caught doping in the past few years, tarnishing the reputation of the east African country famed for its middle and long-distance runners. The World-Anti Doping Agency (WADA) ratcheted up pressure on Kenya last week by threatening the country with a four-year ban unless it stepped up the fight against drugs cheats. Kipchoge Keino, a Kenyan running great and chairman of the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK), said government officials have shown little appetite to act against doping. I have personally tried to reach government officials to agree on how to act on this menace but I don't get appointments. I make calls that are unanswered, Keino told Reuters. We even tried to convince senior government officials to attend these meetings, but they instead delegate to junior officers. WADA this week called for Russia to be suspended from international competition after publishing a report alleging a state-sponsored culture including systematic doping, cover ups and bribe-taking. Keino said Kenya's sports ministry has been ambivalent on doping matters and urged the government to take drastic measures to demonstrate its anti-doping credentials, including introducing new laws to criminalise those involved in doping. citizen digital

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Start date Nov 11, 2015

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