Beatrice Cherop admits to using prohibited substance, gets two-year ban
Kenyan road runner, Beatrice Jelagat Cherop, has admitted to using Triamcinolone acetonide, a prohibited performance enhancer and has been slammed a two-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit, AIU.
According to the AIU, Cherop ‘provided a urine Sample in-Competition at the Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’ early October 2024 and the ‘World Anti-Doping Agency, WADA, accredited laboratory in Doha, Qatar reported an adverse analytical finding in the sample based on the presence of triamcinolone acetonide.’
The AIU further said it reviewed the result and was satisfied that Cherop had indeed spiked her system with a prohibited substance under the WADA prohibited use of substances.
Accordingly, the AIU notified Cherop of the result and was informed of her rights, inter alia, ‘to request the B Sample analysis, to request copies of the laboratory documentation supporting the adverse analytical finding and to admit the anti-doping rule violations by 15 November 2024.’
The Kenyan, the AIU further revealed that Cherop did not reply within the given deadline and extended the deadline to reply to the ‘notice of allegation’ until 22 November 2024.
Four days to the new deadline date, Cherop wrote to the AIU that she was accepting the anti-doping rule violations, and the consequences set out in the notice of allegation.
‘On 27 November 2024, the AIU received an admission of anti-doping rule violations and acceptance of consequences form signed by the athlete,’ wrote Cherop.
Consequently, Cherop was slammed with a period of ineligibility of two (2) years commencing on 27 November 2024; and the disqualification of her results on and since 6 October 2024, with all resulting consequences, including the forfeiture of any titles, awards, medals, points, prizes and appearance money.
Cherop, according to the AIU has accepted the consequences for her anti-doping rule violations and has expressly waived her right to have those consequences determined by the disciplinary
tribunal at a hearing.
