Some poster compared Russian doping with Kenyan doping, and also among some official of WADA there was the same process.



I went to see who the doped Kenyans were, their performances, and their position in the seasonal list (in the World and in Kenya).



This are the facts :



Kenyan Marathon Runners (Men) Doped after 2010



Name â€“ Year of birth â€“ Performance during the season and year â€“ Position in the World â€“ Position in Kenya â€“ Substance â€“ Period of ban



ERUPE Loyanai Wilson (88) - 2:05:37 (2012) â€“ 16/7 â€“ EPO -

2 years (4.02.13 - 3:02:15)



KISORIO Mathew (89) - 2:18:15 / 60:02 (2012) â€“ 31/24 (HM) â€“ Norandrosterone â€“ 2 y. (14.06.12 â€“ 10.07.14)



RUTTO Ronald Kipchumba (87) - 2:14:28 (2011) â€“ 497/279 - EPO â€“ 2 years (22.04.12 â€“ 22.04.14)



MUTAI Julius Kiprono (79) - 2:15:12 (2013) â€“ 527/238 - Norandrosterone - 2 y (1.12.13 â€“ 7.05.16)



MUTINDA Joseph (74) - 2:16:03 (2013) â€“ 615/269 - Norandrosterone - 2 y (16.02.14 â€“ 15.02.17) (running in US)



KIMAIYO Isaac Kemboi (87) - 2:19:13 (2012) â€“ 1016/512 - Norandrosterone - 2y (19.05.13 â€“ 22.03.16)



SEREM Benjamin Kiprop (87) - 2:20:09 (2013) â€“ 1080/528 - Norandrosterone - 2y (10.11.13 â€“ 27.01.16)



KANDIE Philip (80) - 64:23 (HM) (2013) - 817/309 - Norandrosterone - 2y (26.01.14 â€“ 15.03.16)



TANUI Stephen (82) - 2:23:22 (2013) - 1519/936 - Norandrosterone - 2y (26.01.14 â€“ 25.01.16)



NYANKABARIA James (83) â€“ 2:23:29 (2012) - 1639/974 - Norandrosterone - 2y (2.12.12 â€“ 14.11.15)



In this group, there are atlete running in Mexico (Tanui and Nyankabaria) and the most part of them are without manager.



Kenyan Marathon Runners (Women) Doped after 2010



JEPTOO Rita (81) - 2:19:57 (2013) â€“ 1/1 â€“ EPO (25.09.14 â€“ 29.10.16)



KIYARA Rael (84) - DQ in Hamburg 2012 â€“ 73:21 HM â€“ 269 in the World â€“ Norandrosterone - 2 years (19.07.12 â€“ 11.07.14)



JEPKOECH Chepkorir Josephine (89) â€“ 69:20 HM (2014) â€“ 46/26 â€“ Norandrosterone - 2 years (31.12.14 â€“ 14.03.17)



MURAGA MOMBI Julia (85) â€“ 2:33:37 (2014) â€“ 231/54 â€“ EPO - 2 y (14.09.14 â€“ 13.09.16) living in Japan



KIPLIMO Jacqueline Nytepi (84) â€“ 2:36:57 (2012) â€“ 344/73 â€“ Norandrosterone - 2y (7.04.13 â€“ 4.01.16)



CHEPKORIR Emily (85) â€“ 2:37:51 (2013) â€“ 386/78 â€“ Norandrosterone - 2 years (26.01.14 â€“ 5.04.16)



KIMETTO Viola (81) â€“ 2:43:40 (2013) â€“ 666/114 â€“ Norandrosterone - 2 years (1.12.13 â€“ 11.10.16)



NDIRANGU Alice (79) â€“ 2:47:20 (2012) â€“ 852/142 â€“ Clenbuterol - 2 years (16.12.12 â€“ 25.05.17) living in Mexico



ATHLETES COMPETING IN OTHER EVENTS



JERUTO Agatha (94) â€“ 1:59:51 (800m) (2014) â€“ 19/3 â€“ Norandrosterone - 4 years (14.04.15 â€“ 19.03.19)



CHEBET Emily (86) â€“ World CC Champion 2010/2013 â€“ Furosemide



CHEPCHIRCHIR Filemona (81) â€“ Road Races â€“ Trebutaline â€“ 6 months (6.09.14 â€“ 5.03.15)



KOKI Francisca - 400 hs (2015) â€“ Furosemide - 2 years



ZAKARI Joyce - 400m (2015) - Furosemide - 4 years



KIPKURUI Benjamin (80) â€“ 3:44.55 (1500m) (2013) - 497/72 â€“ Methylprednisolone - 3 months (27.02.14 â€“ 26.05.14)



Some data in the list can be very informative :



1) Among all these athletes, the most part (8 men and 6 women) were positive for Norandrosterone, a substance that has very little use in other Countries than Kenya



2) Only in 2015 we can find the use of Furosemide, mainly among athletes of 400m (Emily Chebet used for losing weight, after putting several kg after an injury)



3) 4 athletes used EPO (Rita Jeptoo, Wilson Erupe, Ronald Rutto and Julia Mombi Muraga, living in Japan



4) 4 athletes only were in top 30 in the World : Rita Jeptoo, Mathew Kisorio, Wilson Erupe and Agatha Jeruto



5) Also if Kenya had a working system of antidoping, with several Out Of Competition controls, the athletes who could be investigated because of international level for Kenyan Federation could be the 4 athletes above (but don't forget all these athletes were found positive after domestic tests in Kenya)



6) The idea that there is a "systemic doping" organized by the Federation is absolutely laughable, looking at the level of the athletes : among 10 men positive, 8 are not in top 500 in the World, and 5 of them not in top 1000.

Among 8 women, 5 are not in top 200 in the World, and only one is in the top 50 (Rita Jeptoo)



So, it's obvious that this doping is absolutely individual, in part out of the Country (some of the athletes, very weak, competes in small markets as Mexico, or US if already masters), in part around some areas (Kapsabet) from where all the "Norandrosterone" comes.



From these data, to argue that the best Kenyan runners are doped is an exercise of stupidity and dishonesty, depending or on total misinformation, or on the attempt to take personal advantage from false accusations.



What people has to understand, is that there are thousands Kenyan runners (somebody very weak) competing everywhere in the world, many of them completely unknown for AK, and to have direct control on their activity and their behavior is not possible.



Can be interesting to see how many Kenyans and how many athletes of US are in top 10 - 50 - 100 - 200 - 300 in the World in every event :



MEN



10 50 100 200 300



800 : 4/0 - 16/5 - 26/12 - 37/26 - 41/44



1500 : 4/1 - 13/6 - 20/16 - 30/41 - 46/60



5000 : 5/3 - 19/10 - 33/16 - 53/35 - 75/52



10000 : 9/1 - 23/2 - 37/15 - 56/27 - 69/33



Steeple : 8/1 - 17/6 - 29/11 - 42/29 - 51/61



HM : 7/0 - 33/0 - 66/0 - 116/10 - 151/11



MAR : 7/0 - 27/0 - 56/1 - 112/2 - 157/6



WOMEN



10 50 100 200 300



800 : 2/2 - 5/9 - 6/19 - 8/42 - 13/77



1500 : 2/2 - 8/10 - 11/27 - 16/49 - 18/69



5000 : 5/2 - 14/9 - 18/22 - 23/38 - 26/56



10000 : 5/2 - 9/6 - 10/14 - 12/33 - 16/57



Steeple : 3/1 - 7/9 - 12/22 - 17/55 - 25/88



HM : 10/0 - 27/1 - 48/5 - 79/16 - 98/27



MAR : 4/1 - 13/2 - 23/5 - 46/8 - 64/20



We can see how US athletes have more deep presence in the short events. The main reasons are that there is a great and deep domestic activity, with many competitions of very good level, while in Kenya (because the lack of good tracks and the altitude) it's difficult to have fast races, but especially the fact there is no money on track. Since Kenyans compete for earning money for their life, who can move to longer distances (and many times also who doesn't have specific talent in that direction) prefers to run HM, if not full Marathons, and in those events we can say there is a real monopoly.



Looking at those numbers, how can people suppose possible to test OOC a great number of Kenyan athletes, of good international level ? It's like to think that in US sprinters running 10"40 or 400m runners of 46"50 can be in the Group of athletes tested out of competition.



Knowing the real numbers. probably many people can change idea about the "widespread" doping in Kenya, also if is a fact that in the last 3 years the situation is worse than before.