Emily Chebet one of seven Kenyan athletes banned for doping

A statement from Chebet’s management company, International Athletics Consultancy, read in part: “Earlier today (Friday, November 27th, 2015) Kenyan media have reported that two-time world cross-country champion, Emily Chebet Muge, has been sanctioned by Athletics Kenya, effective July 17th, 2015, for period of 4 (four) years, after being found guilty of using the prohibited substance – Furosemide”.

Freihofer’s elite athlete recruiter John Tope said he was informed by Chebet’s agent that she doesn’t plan to appeal the ruling handed down Friday for testing positive for furosemide, a banned diuretic and masking agent.

The 29-year-old, a police officer, made her global debut 12 years ago in the junior race of the World Cross Country Championships in Lausanne, finishing fifth. She holds a personal best of 68:01 for the half-marathon.

Koki, 22, was part of the country’s 4X400m and 4X100m relay teams that finished fifth at both the heats of their competition in Glasgow, Scotland and her result at the heats of the 400m Hurdles were chalked off in Beijing. Zakari won her section of the women’s 400-meter run in 50.41 seconds and did not show up for the semifinals.

2 x WC XC Emily Chebet banned for 4 yrs. It makes me really sick to see how these “athletes” destroy our sport. Mwednia and Jesire tested positive for Norandrosterone while Moraa was using Erythropoietin.

The list of sanctions announced by AK included bans for the two runners who failed doping tests at the World Championships in Beijing in August.

The IAAF has opened investigations into allegations that track officials in Kenya were involved in covering up positive doping tests.

Chebet’s suspension, however, will raise fears that the problem of doping is deep-rooted within athletics in Kenya.

Kimuge, a runner who has not broken three hours for the marathon, was banned two years for the anabolic steroid nandrolone.

Last week, Kenyan athletes occupied the Athletics Kenya headquarters demanding the removal of its top officials in a protest against doping and corruption.