Kenya: Sprinters Zakari, Koki in Doping Bust Claims

26 August 2015

Nairobi — Kenya could be hit by another doping storm of catastrophic proportions with fears women 400m sprinters, Joy Zakari and Francesca Koki, may have tested positive for masking agent, likely banned steroid Nandrolone, at the ongoing IAAF World Championships in Beijing.

Athletics Kenya (AK) chief executive officer, Isaac Mwangi who is in Beijing has said, "We will meet IAAF and then give an official statement," over the matter that threatens to plunge Team Kenya into a full blown crisis.

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