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“I have resumed training. As per the rules, I have undergone mandatory dope testing. I hope to make a full comeback soon,” Jeptoo, whose ban ended in October 2018, told Reuters in an interview in Eldoret, some 350km north west of Kenya’s capital Nairobi.

She said athletes caught in anti-doping violations “are either complicit or very ignorant of the rules of the game”.“Athletes must know what medicine they take because they are ultimately responsible for what goes in their body. They cannot blame anybody for their actions and inactions.” Kenya, a powerhouse in long-distance running, has had a number of athletes banned in recent years after they failed drugs tests.CAS said the evidence included Jeptoo’s long relationship with her doctor, that her EPO use was “consistent with her competition calendar”.

“My manager, my husband disowned me. Athletes called a press conference to disown me. Had it not been for my mental strength, I would have died.” She blamed “jealous people around me” for her troubles, adding that she has now forgiven her detractors.

 

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