ELDORET, Kenya: Leading Kenyan athletes have criticized the national federation for suspending their agents in a doping investigation, saying it could hurt their preparations for the world championships.
A group of runners led by former marathon world record-holder Wilson Kipsang issued a joint statement questioning Athletics Kenya’s move to suspend two European athlete management companies from working in Kenya for six months.
Italian company Rosa & Associati and the Netherlands’ Volare Sports were suspended pending investigations into Kenya’s recent spike in doping cases.
At a news conference in the western town of Eldoret, Kipsang read from a prepared statement.
He said “accusing Rosa and Volare of doping has caused unrest,” and Athletics Kenya had not provided evidence to show the agents were involved in doping.
Kenyan athletes criticize federation for suspending agents
