The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) Friday extracted the tampering charge that had been imposed on Kenyan sprinter Mark Otieno Odhiambo who is on suspension for doping violation.
The tampering charge had been posted on their Website and twitter handle has now been withdrawn and treated as an error from their end.
“Information posted recently on the Athletics Integrity Unit’s website and its Twitter account erroneously stated that Mark Otieno Odhiambo was charged with Tampering.” AIU stated.
Mark Otieno Odhiambo was in July 2021 provisionally suspended for failing a drugs test during the delayed Tokyo Olympics in Japan.
The then 28-year-old had been due to contest in the heats of the men’s 100m but was suspended for testing positive to banned substance anabolic androgenic steroid, according to AIU.
“The AIU apologises for this error and confirms that Mr Odhiambo’s case only concerns the Presence/Use of a Prohibited Substance. That case is currently before the Disciplinary Tribunal and no further comment will be made whilst the matter is pending.” said AIU.
Information posted recently on the Athletics Integrity Unit’s website and its Twitter account erroneously stated that Mark Otieno Odhiambo was charged with Tampering.
AIU issued disciplinary proceedings against Odhiambo for the Presence/Use of a Prohibited Substance (19-Norandrosterone) which is a violation of the World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules and his case has been forwarded to the Disciplinary Tribunal (DT) for sentencing.
Kenya’s Chef de mission in Tokyo 2021 Waithaka Kioni issued a statement on the suspension, stating that Odhiambo had no knowledge of having used the prohibited substance: “He has however denied any knowledge of the violation and has subsequently requested a re-analysis of his B urine sample.”
The test was carried out on 28 July while the athlete was at the Olympic village in Tokyo, before that he had been at a training camp in Japan between 15 and 24 July.
Mark Otieno Odhiambo also represented Kenya at the 2017 World Championships and the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
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