Mwanariadha wa marathon wa Kenya Albert Korir anasimamishwa kwa madai ya madawa ya kuongeza nguvu

Mwanariadha mashuhuri wa marathon wa Kenya Albert Korir amesimamishwa kwa muda na Shirika la Haki ya Riadha (AIU) kwa matumizi ya dawa iliyokatazwa inayoitwa CERA. Korir, mwenye umri wa miaka 31, ni mshindi wa marathon ya New York City mwaka 2021 na alipata nafaka ya tatu hivi karibuni. Simamisho hili linamzuia kushiriki katika mashindano hadi kesi yake itasikilizwa.

Albert Korir, mwanariadha wa marathon anayejulikana sana nchini Kenya, amesimamishwa kwa muda na Shirika la Haki ya Riadha (AIU) tarehe 12 Januari 2026. AIU ilithibitisha kwamba Korir anashukiwa kutumia dawa iliyokatazwa inayoitwa Continuous Erythropoietin Receptor Activator (CERA), ambayo ni daraja la tatu la EPO (erythropoietin). Dawa hii inachochea ubongo wa mifupa kutoa seli nyekundu za damu zaidi, hivyo kuongeza uwezo wa kubeba oksijeni na kuboresha utendaji wa uvumilivu.

"AIU imesimamisha kwa muda Albert Korir (Kenya) kwa Uwepo/Tumizi la Dawa Iliyokatazwa (CERA)," ilisema taarifa ya AIU.

Chini ya sheria za Shirika la Kimataifa la Kupambana na Madawa ya Kuongeza Nguvu (WADA), CERA inawekwa chini ya S2: Homoni za Peputidi, Vipengele vya Ukuaji, Vitu Vinavyohusiana na Vinavyoiga, na hivyo inachukuliwa kuwa dawa haramu. Korir, ambaye alishinda marathon ya New York City mwaka 2021 na kupata nafaka ya tatu mwaka 2024 ambapo alipata Ksh5.1 milioni (USD 40,000), sasa hajaweza kushiriki katika marathon hadi kesi yake itasikilizwa na uamuzi wa mwisho utatolewa.

Ikiwa atapatikana na hatia, Korir atapata marufuku ya moja kwa moja ya kushiriki chini ya sheria za World Athletics na WADA. Aidha, hukumu ya hatia inaweza kusababisha kubatilishwa kwa matokeo yake tangu tarehe ya ukiukaji wa sheria za kupambana na madawa, ikijumuisha kubatilishwa kwa nafaka, pointi za cheo, na ada za kushiriki. Hii inaweza kuwa pigo kubwa kiuchumi kwake, hasa baada ya kushinda nafaka hivi karibuni.

Mara chache iliyopita, mwanariadha mkubwa mwingine wa Kenya, Ruth Chepng’etich, mwenye rekodi ya dunia ya marathon, alipigwa marufuku kwa miaka mitatu baada ya kukiri ukiukaji wa sheria za kupambana na madawa. Simamisho la Korir linakuja kama pigo lingine kwa jamii ya riadha nchini Kenya.

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