According to the decision signed on April 24, 2024, and made public by the AIU on Friday, Quemoi will receive blood transfusions to improve his performance due to abnormalities in his athlete's biological passport (ABP), Xinhua reports. Was found guilty of using boosters.
The 27-year-old sprinter was considered the future of long-distance track running in the East African country after her stunning victory at the 2016 World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
However, a three-judge panel sitting in London and chaired by David Sharp found him guilty of blood doping. Quemoi will also forfeit all titles, records, earnings earned between July 18, 2016, and August 8, 2023, in addition to being required to pay US$3,000 to World Athletics as part of the cost of prosecuting his case. Order will be given.
Quemoi, who set a record of 59:15 on the Istanbul Half Marathon course in 2022, chose a three-judge hearing to argue his case through a London lawyer, who complained to the AIU about his adverse analytical findings. represent them free of charge after being notified by the.The judges rejected his defense that the abnormalities in his ABP were the result of natural variations due to physiological responses influenced by constant changes in climate, altitude and other environmental factors.
While the panel of experts agreed with his contention that high altitude affects ABP values, they still identified significant aggravating circumstances that point to manipulation of blood taken in the lead-up to "the most important athletics competitions".
Quemoi's profile revealed several features of blood doping during competition preparation, and it was highly likely that a prohibited substance or method was used, with the ABP unlikely to be the result of any other cause.
Quemoi was thus found guilty of violating anti-doping rules, where he was involved in a "deliberate, systematic and sophisticated doping regime" involving blood between July 18, 2016, when the sample was taken, and September 27, 2022. 1 case of doping was found. , when sample 38 was collected.Due to the serious circumstances and full evidence that Quemoi had committed repeated violations, the AIU considered the case to be of a serious nature.
Quemoi's ineligibility period was extended by two years from the fourth grade, meaning his ban will expire in 2029.
He burst onto the international scene as a teenager at the 2016 U-2 Championships in Poland, where he won gold in the 10,000 meters in 27:25.23.
Quemoi then won a Commonwealth bronze medal over the same distance at the 2017 Gold Coast Games in Australia and finished fourth at the Doha 2019 World Championships.
At Tokyo 2020, he finished 7th in the 25-lap race.Kwemoi last competed at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, Kenya and finished 15th.
All those results and others, including his Istanbul Half Marathon record, have now been confiscated.
The 27-year-old sprinter was considered the future of long-distance track running in the East African country after her stunning victory at the 2016 World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
However, a three-judge panel sitting in London and chaired by David Sharp found him guilty of blood doping. Quemoi will also forfeit all titles, records, earnings earned between July 18, 2016, and August 8, 2023, in addition to being required to pay US$3,000 to World Athletics as part of the cost of prosecuting his case. Order will be given.
Quemoi, who set a record of 59:15 on the Istanbul Half Marathon course in 2022, chose a three-judge hearing to argue his case through a London lawyer, who complained to the AIU about his adverse analytical findings. represent them free of charge after being notified by the.The judges rejected his defense that the abnormalities in his ABP were the result of natural variations due to physiological responses influenced by constant changes in climate, altitude and other environmental factors.
While the panel of experts agreed with his contention that high altitude affects ABP values, they still identified significant aggravating circumstances that point to manipulation of blood taken in the lead-up to "the most important athletics competitions".
Quemoi's profile revealed several features of blood doping during competition preparation, and it was highly likely that a prohibited substance or method was used, with the ABP unlikely to be the result of any other cause.
Quemoi was thus found guilty of violating anti-doping rules, where he was involved in a "deliberate, systematic and sophisticated doping regime" involving blood between July 18, 2016, when the sample was taken, and September 27, 2022. 1 case of doping was found. , when sample 38 was collected.Due to the serious circumstances and full evidence that Quemoi had committed repeated violations, the AIU considered the case to be of a serious nature.
Quemoi's ineligibility period was extended by two years from the fourth grade, meaning his ban will expire in 2029.
He burst onto the international scene as a teenager at the 2016 U-2 Championships in Poland, where he won gold in the 10,000 meters in 27:25.23.
Quemoi then won a Commonwealth bronze medal over the same distance at the 2017 Gold Coast Games in Australia and finished fourth at the Doha 2019 World Championships.
At Tokyo 2020, he finished 7th in the 25-lap race.Kwemoi last competed at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, Kenya and finished 15th.
All those results and others, including his Istanbul Half Marathon record, have now been confiscated.
