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FILE - In this Monday, April 17, 2006, file photo Rita Jeptoo of Kenya holds the trophy after winning the women's division of the 110th running of the Boston Marathon, in Boston. Kenyan police investigating doping searched the hotel rooms of two Italian athlete managers during the Kenyan Olympic trials, and questioned the two men at police headquarters on Monday July 4, 2016. The agents, Federico Rosa and his father, Gabriele, represent a number of top Kenyan athletes and previously represented marathon runner Rita Jeptoo, one of the highest-profile Kenyans to be banned for doping. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, FILE)
Fresh twists continue to dog three-time Boston Marathon winner Rita Jeptoo’s as the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) sat to hear her doping case in her absence.
Last week, Ochwada and Associates claimed that Jeptoo had no access to facilities required for her to participate in the hearing through a video conference, which was further handicapped by date clashing with a public holiday (idd-ul-Fitr) on Thursday, making it difficult for her to summon witnesses.
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