This is about Michael Kibet and Daniel Simiyu who were one and two in the recently decided World Cup qualifier in Nairobi. They have not made any remarkable times this year and are only 30th and 49th on the world best list but in Kenya the results in the qualifiers are strict.
It is the International Athletic Association, IAAF, which has refused participation with the motivation that they have participated in too few doping tests over the past ten months.
They have been tested several times with negative results but have not met the requirement to sit on at least three tests performed outside the competition.
Trean and the lighthouse now take the places- It is with great disappointment that we are forced to announce that Michael Kibet has been denied participation in the Kenyan team. He has been tested countless times and this is terrible, writes the team around Kibet on social media.
Nicholas Kimeli and Jacob Krop, who finished third and fourth in the qualification, can now run in Doha.
Kenya is one of five countries that have extra tough requirements to participate in Qatar. As recently as yesterday, suspected Kenyan doping of the German television channel ZDF was noticed.