Two Kenyan athletes are among 80 athletes that were barred from competeing at the ongoing Olympic Games.
With track and field kicking off on Friday morning Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced that Nigeria led the onslaught in the high-risk nations.
AIU announced that the athletes concerned had failed to comply with rules introduced in 2019 requiring those from countries deemed to be at highest risk of doping — so-called “Category A” nations to undergo three no-notice out-of-competition tests in a 10-month period leading up to a major event
The AIU said that two athletes from Kenya were replaced by the national federation prior to being submitted for entry.
Other countries with athletes barred from the games included Belarus (three athletes), Ethiopia (one), Kenya (two), Morocco (one) and Ukraine (three).
Nigeria was by far the hardest-hit nation, with 10 of 23 entries for Tokyo declared ineligible.