Kenyan athletes will be tested by a new blood-testing programme after concerns about doping, according to the IAAF.<\/p>\n
Blood-testing has not been possible in east Africa because of the remoteness of training bases.<\/p>\n
As a result, it has been difficult to transport and test samples to an accredited laboratory within the required 36-hour time frame.<\/p>\n
However, the sport’s governing body is now setting up a temporary testing facility in the country.<\/p>\n
It follows a visit last month where anti-doping officials were sent to Kenya on an unannounced visit\u00a0 to investigate claims of widespread doping.<\/p>\n
The body succeeded in testing samples from more than 40 leading Kenyan athletes within the permitted 36-hour time frame after transporting samples to Switzerland for analysis. The temporary on-site Kenyan facility will reduce the amount of time it takes before the samples are tested.<\/p>\n
Thomas Capdevielle, the IAAF’s doping results manager, told an anti-doping summit in London they were confident that setting up the testing lab would help them achieve effective testing in Kenya.<\/p>\n
Blood testing is recognised as the preferred way of catching athletes using EPO and growth hormones.<\/p>\n
Last September, Kenya’s athletics authorities revealed they were investigating allegations of widespread doping.<\/p>\n
And in February, Moses Kiptanui, one of most successful runners in Kenyan history, claimed doping was rife among athletes there.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the IAAF says it is investigating a further 17 suspicious samples collected by the sport’s biological passport program since 2011.<\/p>\n
Analysis of the samples produced 38 adverse findings, 19 of which have already led to sanctions.<\/p>\n
The biological passport system monitors an athlete’s blood profile over time to check for variations that indicate doping.<\/p>\n
Cycling also uses the system, while tennis announced last week that they would be using it, too.<\/p>\n
Last week the IAAF announced re-testing of stored samples from the 2005 World Championships had led to six athletes, including five medallists, being sanctioned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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