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Athletes must avoid temptation to dope

The athlete is at liberty to choose whether or not to consume these products.

Kenya’s food supplement industry lacks the necessary regulatory frameworks for it to be declared innocuous. Couple this with the fact the supplements find their way into chemist and supermarket shelves and training camps under catchy brand names and you have a recipe for disaster in as far as doping is concerned.

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