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She encouraged athletes to use their God-given talents and practice patience instead of taking shortcuts.
Just four days after 20 athletes were provisionally suspended for doping, former world 800m champion Janeth Jepkosgei has come out to warn young athletes against using performance-enhancing drugs.
Jepkosgei, popularly known as Eldoret Express, emphasized that athletes who will violate the world anti-doping rules will have nowhere to hide and will have to pay for their mistakes.
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17:00 - 03.06.2023
ATHLETICS Samuel Imeta among 20 athletes provisionally suspended for doping violations
The 24-year-old tested positive for Anabolic Androgenic Steroids during the second Athletics Kenya meet.
She encouraged the athletes to use their God-given talents and practice patience instead of using shortcuts.
“Athletes should shun away from using drugs to enhance their performance…run with your natural talent, with what God has given you. When you run clean, you shall be rewarded…your time to shine will just come.
"Engaging in these heinous acts will just lead you to a dead end. There’s nowhere you will run to because the rules are now strict. You will be jailed,” she warned.
Jepkosgei is currently managing young athletes at the Kapchemoiywo Camp¬ in Kapsabet and has mentored young athletes including former world under 20 champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi and trailblazing youngster Nelly Jepchirchir.
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ATHLETICS Kenya intensifies fight against doping with initiative named 'Education Working Group'
This is due to the spiraling cases that have seen the country remain in Category A (having the highest doping risk) in the World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules.
Meanwhile, the doping menace has painted a bad picture on Kenya and the country is now ranked in Category A, having the highest doping risk.
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