In December 2023 the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) reported and anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete Brenda Jerotich Kiprono after her sample tested positive for the prohibited substance 19-norandrosterone (Nandrolone).
Following notification ADAK was unable to locate the Athlete. Moreover the Athlete failed to respond, nor attended the hearing of the Kenya Sports Disputes Tribunal.
The Panel finds that the presence of a prohibited substance has been established in the Athlete's sample and accordingly that she committed an anti-doping rule violation.
Without the Athlete's response the Panel deems that the Athlete failed to demonstrate that the violation was not intentional, nor how the substance had entered her system. Furthermore the Panel finds that there are no grounds for a reduced sanction.
Therefore the Panel decides on 2 May 2024 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 26 December 2023.
