Kenya’s long distance runner Florence Jepkosgei Chepsoi was arraigned before the Chief Magistrate’s Court in Eldoret and sentenced to a one year Community Service Order after pleading guilty to the offence of presenting false documents to the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya.
In 2017, the athlete was charged with an Anti-Doping Rule Violation. She had participated in a race in China and tested positive for prednisolone which is a prohibited substance. She appeared before the Sports Disputes Tribunal for the hearing of that matter.
In her Defence she presented medical documents purportedly from the Uasin Gishu District Hospital. The documents were to the effect that she had received treatment at the said hospital.
ADAK’s Investigations and Intelligence Gathering Unit proceeded to conduct verification of those medical documents. Uasin Gishu District Hospital confirmed that those medical documents had been forged and that the athlete had not been treated or seen at the said hospital. This revelation led to the athlete’s arrest and arraignment before the court.
She was charged pursuant to section 42 (1) paragraph (e) of the Anti-Doping Act. The Agency shall continue prosecuting athletes and their Support Personnel found culpable of Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) in line with the laid down legal framework.
ADAK remains to be a world class Anti-Doping Agency, protecting clean athletes and promoting fair play. We wish to reiterate that we will not relent in the fight against doping.