Reprieve for Kenyan athletics as WADA provide sanction update
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ADAK provided a four-month action plan outlining steps to resolve the gaps
Kenyan athletes can breathe easy as the country has momentarily avoided immediate World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) sanctions after submitting a corrective anti-doping plan, one that will undergo review before a final decision is made.
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WADA declared ADAK non-compliant with its global code on Thursday, 11 September, with its Executive Committee confirming it had adopted recommendations from its independent Compliance Review Committee after ADAK failed to address critical shortcomings flagged in an audit conducted in May 2024.
Under international rules, ADAK was given 21 days, until Thursday, 2 October, to either dispute the allegation or present a plan to fix the issues.
Ahead of the deadline, ADAK provided a four-month action plan outlining steps to resolve the gaps, leading the agency to refer the case back for further review instead of enforcing penalties.
“Ahead of the 2 October deadline, significant and demonstrable progress was made by ADAK, including the development of a corrective action plan outlining how it intends to address, within a four-month period, the outstanding critical requirements identified through the audit. This has led WADA Management to refer the matter back to the CRC for further consideration.
Therefore, until such time as the CRC reassesses the case and potentially makes a further recommendation to the ExCo, and the ExCo reaches a subsequent decision, the aforementioned consequences for ADAK will not apply. WADA will continue to provide updates in this case as the situation develops,” WADA’s statement reads in part.
Kenya will hope to satisfy the CRC, as, if upheld, ADAK would lose all WADA privileges, including funding and participation in agency programs. Kenyan representatives would also be barred from serving on WADA boards or committees.
Had ADAK remained non-compliant for six months, its testing and results management activities would have come under third-party supervision at its own expense, including up to six site visits annually.
If deficiencies persisted for 12 months, the Kenyan flag would not be displayed at regional, continental, or world championships, including the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
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