Chebet Among Seven Kenyans Suspended

Two-time world cross country champion Emily Chebet is among seven athletes who have been suspended by Athletics Kenya for failing drugs tests.

The 2010 and 2013 gold medallist was given a four-year ban after testing positive for the diuretic furosemide.

The Professional Athletes Association of Kenya (PAAK) has called for more help to help tackle the problem.

"Doping has not been accorded the seriousness it deserves by authorities in Kenya," a PAAK statement said.

The national governing body also banned 400m runner Joyce Zakary and 400m hurdler Koki Manunga, who tested positive for furosemide at the World Championships in Beijing in August, for four years.

There were also two-year doping bans for Agnes Jepkosgei, Bernard Mwendia, Judy Jesire Kimuge and Lilian Moraa Marita.

A total of 43 Kenyan athletes have now been banned for doping and all but three of them have tested positive in the last three years, including Rita Jeptoo, winner of the Boston and Chicago marathons.

The World Anti-Doping Agency recently announced that Kenya has been ordered to explain its doping controls.

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Farah Can Work with Salazar - UK Athletics

UK Athletics has said it has no concerns over Mo Farah’s continuing relationship with Alberto Salazar despite doping allegations made against the Cuban-born coach.

In June, UKA announced the details of its formal review into the relationship between Salazar and Farah after allegations made in a Panorama documentary. The programme, screened at the start of June, alleged that Farah’s training partner Galen Rupp had been taking the banned anabolic steroid testosterone since he was 16 under the supervision of Salazar.

The results of the investigation carried out by the Performance Oversight Group (POG) were published on Friday.

“In July we said that there was no evidence of any impropriety on the part of Mo Farah and no reason to lack confidence in his training programme. The Oversight Group have restated that view today. They have also found no reason to be concerned about the engagement of other British athletes and coaches with the Oregon Project,” read the statement.

“The review established that the vast majority of the endurance program’s interaction with the Oregon Project is in fact focussed on Mo Farah, with very little other UK Athletics related activity. Coaching and support for Mo Farah will remain the focus of our engagement with the Oregon Project.

“The Oversight Group has made a number of organisational and procedural recommendations which UK Athletics’ Performance Director Neil Black will take forward and implement over the coming months.

“Obviously since our review was set up USADA announced that it was conducting an investigation into allegations made in respect of staff within the Oregon Project. USADA is clearly the right body to look at anti-doping issues. They have asked us not to give any further details of our review until their work has concluded. We respect their request and are of course giving them our fullest support and co-operation.”

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