Coe says Kenya doping fight improving ahead of 2029 World Championships
- On Wednesday, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe visited Nairobi, stating Kenya is making progress in tackling doping as the country prepares to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, the first edition staged in Africa.
- Coe credited the creation of the independent Athletics Integrity Unit in 2015 with strengthening anti-doping measures, noting testing is now "more intense, it's more extensive, and it's much more intelligence-based led" than under the previous system.
- Despite these efforts, the East African nation faces persistent doping challenges, with more than 140 Kenyan athletes sanctioned by the AIU since 2017, including a positive test announced as recently as Tuesday.
- Hosting the 2029 championships will bring greater focus to Kenya's anti-doping quest, Coe said, adding, "Absolutely they will" when asked if the event would lend more focus to the problem.
- The Briton cautioned that doping could never be eradicated completely, acknowledging that while authorities have improved resources, "we'll never be in a perfect world" regarding total elimination of performance-enhancing drugs.
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Kenya hosting 2029 World Championships will help doping fight, says Coe
The east African nation is a global athletics powerhouse, particularly in long-distance and middle-distance running, but has seen a surge in doping cases in recent years. Around 140 Kenyan athletes have been suspended, including a positive test announced as recently as Tuesday by monitoring body Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU). "The championships will help us in that quest" for a cleaner Kenyan athletics scene, Coe told AFP on the sidelines of a …
Coe says Kenya doping fight improving ahead of 2029 World Championships
Kenya’s doping fight improving, but more work needed ahead of 2029 Worlds: Coe
Over 140 Kenyan athletes have been sanctioned for doping since 2017, but World Athletics president Sebastian Coe says intensified testing and greater government support are helping tackle the issue.
Kenya will host the World Athletics Championships in 2029, a first for the African continent. Sebastian Coe, president of World Athletics, hopes that the event will accelerate the fight against doping.
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said Kenya was making progress in its fight against doping but there was still much to be desired from the African country, which will host the 2029 world championships.
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