Kenya planning on track for Rio Olympics; No Zika boycott
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The official in charge of Kenya's Olympic team says the country is preparing as planned for the games in Rio de Janeiro as...
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OLYMPICS The U.S. Olympic Committee will hire two infectious disease specialists to advise potential Olympians who are worried about the Zika outbreak in Brazil. USOC CEO Scott Blackmun sent a letter...
View ArticleKenya athletics doping deadline looms
Kenya has until the end of Thursday to prove to the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) it is tackling cheating in athletics, the BBC has learned. ......
View ArticleTwo banned ahtletes say Athletics Kenya CEO asked for bribe
Two Kenyan athletes say the CEO of Athletics Kenya, the country’s governing body for track and field, asked them each for a bribe. ......
View ArticleKenyan athletes say top track official asked for bribes to cut doping bans
Two Kenyan athletes banned for doping at the 2015 world championships say the chief executive of Athletics Kenya, the country's governing body for track and field, asked them each for a $24,000 US...
View ArticleKenya banned athletes say bribes demanded for help in doping case
By AFP Kenyan athletes...
View ArticleWADA 'disturbed' by Kenyan bribery claims
The World Anti-Doping Agency are "disturbed" by media reports that claim Kenyan athletes were asked to pay a bribe in return for doping suspensions being reduced. Joy Sakari and Francisca Koki Manunga...
View ArticleAmid WADA concerns, Kenya says stepping up anti-doping fight
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya has ramped up efforts to root out doping ahead of the Rio Olympics, the Kenyan athletics federation chief said on Friday, rejecting concerns by the World Anti-Doping Agency...
View ArticleKenyan federation calls bribery claims 'malicious'
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's athletics federation on Thursday dismissed allegations of bribery against its chief executive, saying two athletes who accused Isaac Mwangi of seeking payments to reduce...
View Article2 Kenyan athletes tell AP Athletics Kenya CEO asked for bribe to reduce...
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View ArticleKenya still under the spotlight for doping record and corruption allegations
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has referred Kenya to an ‘independent compliance process’ over the country's record on drug-testing. Over 40 Kenyan athletes have tested positive for banned...
View ArticleKenyan athletics rocked by new scandal
Top Kenyan athlete Francisca Koki, suspended for doping, said she and fellow runner Joyce Zakari were asked to pay nearly $50,000 in bribes to the national athletics federation chief to help the case....
View ArticleNestlé pulls out of sponsorship deal with IAAF over public image concerns
• Ending of Nestlé sponsorship follows Adidas’s recent withdrawal...
View ArticleTwo Kenyan athletes serving four-year doping bans come forward with first,...
EMBU, Kenya (AP) — Two Kenyan athletes...
View ArticleAthletics doping: Kenya set to miss Wada deadline
By Dan Roan BBC sports editor in Nairobi Share this page Share this with Copy this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/35551486 Read more about sharing. Kenya has until the end of Thursday to...
View ArticleDoping issues shadow Kenyan track team heading into Summer Olympics
Six months before the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Kenya's powerhouse track program is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. On Wednesday, two of its athletes who were caught doping...
View ArticleKenya under investigation for breaching anti-doping code
The World Anti-Doping Agency says Kenya is being investigated for breaching the global anti-doping code. WADA says an independent compliance review committee will now evaluate Kenya and make a...
View ArticleWADA 'extremely troubled' by Kenyan bribery claims
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Wednesday it was 'extremely troubled' by reports claiming banned Kenyan athletes were asked for money to reduce their doping suspensions. Athletes Joy Sakari...
View ArticleKenyan federation CEO denies bribery claim
The head of the Kenyan athletics federation has dismissed claims by two banned athletes that he asked for money to reduce their doping suspensions, describing the allegation as a "fabrication". Joy...
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