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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Kenyan authorities seized a smuggled shipment of medication which can be used by athletes as performance-enhancing drugs, the country’s national anti-doping body said on Monday.<\/b><\/p>\n

A woman was arrested on suspicion of smuggling and will appear in court this week, the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya said. She was arrested at Jomo Kenyatta Airport in Nairobi in a joint operation by police and anti-doping officials.<\/p>\n

The operation happened last Thursday, the anti-doping body said in a statement. It said the illegal consignment contained 150 boxes of triamcinolone acetonide and other “doping” materials, including more than 500 boxes of other medications.<\/p>\n

Kenya is among the most successful countries in international athletics with a rich history of winners in middle- and long-distance races at the Olympics and world championships.<\/p>\n

However, it also has a serious doping problem and is classed as a high-risk country by track and field’s international anti-doping body.<\/p>\n

Triamcinolone acetonide is among the most commonly used substances for Kenyan athletes who fail doping tests.<\/p>\n

Kenya has more than 60 athletes serving bans for doping-related offenses.<\/p>\n

Two top distance runners, Boston Marathon winner Diana Kipyokei and Betty Wilson Lempus, were recently given long bans after testing positive for triamcinolone acetonide.<\/p>\n

They were also found guilty of tampering with evidence in a doping investigation.<\/p>\n

Kipyokei was given a six-year ban and Lempus a five-year ban.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Kenya<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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