In May 2023 the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) alleged that the Athlete Evangeline Makena Kathenya had committed two anti-doping rule violations. ADAK reported that her two samples, provided on 10 and 31 March 2023, tested positive for the prohibited substances Prednisolone, Prednisone and Triamcinolone acetonide.
Following notification a provisional suspension was ordered. The Athlete filed a statement in her defence and she was heard for the Kenya Sports Disputes Tribunal.
The Athlete gave a prompt admission and denied the intentional use of the substances. She explained without medical evidence that she had used these products for her injury.
The Panel finds that the presence of the prohibited substances have been established in the Athlete's samples and accordingly that she committed an anti-doping rule violation. The Panel accepts that the athlete's violation was not intentional and that she demonstrated how the substances had entered her system.
Therefore the Panel decides on 26 October 2023 to impose an 18 month period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 25 May 2023.
