In February 2024 the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete Hezron Karanja after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Triamcinolone acetonide.
Following notification a provisional suspension was ordered, yet ADAK was unable to locate the Athlete. Ultimately the Athlete failed to respond to the communications from ADAK, nor did he attend the hearing of the 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.
The Panel determines that the Athlete was non responsive and didn't provide any statement in his defence. As a result the Panel deems that he failed to demonstrate that the violation was not intentional, nor how the substance had entered his system.
Therefore the Tribunal decides on 25 July 2024 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 25 February 2024.
