Team Kenya taken through anti-doping guidelines ahead of African Champs

The Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) has intensified its clean sport campaign ahead of the 2026 African Senior Championships in Accra, Ghana, with 67 Team Kenya athletes undergoing an anti-doping education session on Friday.

The African Senior Championships will be held from May 12-17, 2026 in Accra, Ghana, where Kenya will once again be targeting top honours against Africa’s finest athletes.

Top on the agenda was Athlete Whereabouts, a key requirement under the World Anti-Doping Code aimed at protecting clean sport and preventing Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs).

ADAK officials cautioned athletes against failing to update their whereabouts information, warning that several sanctions in recent years have resulted from missed tests and filing failures.

“It is very important to ensure your whereabouts details are accurate and up to date because this is one area that has caused sanctions for many athletes,” an ADAK official told the athletes during the session.

The athletes were taken through the process of filing and updating whereabouts information, the importance of being available for out-of-competition testing and the consequences of non-compliance.

The education programme also focused on athlete responsibility, compliance procedures and the importance of making informed decisions to safeguard careers.

The session comes as Kenya continues to strengthen its fight against doping and protect the country’s reputation in global athletics.

Recent reforms and expanded anti-doping programmes have seen Kenya make significant progress, including removal from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) compliance watchlist earlier this year.

Among the athletes who attended the session were national hammer throw champion Roseline Rakamba, national shot put record holder Belinda Oburu, veteran sprinter Milicent Ndoro and Kenyan javelin thrower Alexander Kiprotich.