In December 2023 the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) reported and anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete Gideon Kipkosgei Ngetich after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Testosterone.
Following notification a provisional suspension was ordered. 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 he committed an anti-doping rule violation.
By not responding the Panel considers the Athlete failed to demonstrate that the violation was not intentional, nor how the substance had entered his system. Furthermore the Panel finds that there are no grounds for a reduced sanction.
Therefore ADAK decides on 9 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.
