Kenyan Runner Shadrack Chesir Disqualified in Poland After Positive Anti-Doping Test

Nairobi — Kenya’s Shadrack Chesir has been disqualified from the Poznan Half Marathon after in-competing anti-doping tests revealed that he had tested positive for a prohibited substance.

In a statement released on their website, the organising committee said the results of the athlete’s Sample A test turned positive, which Chesir did not contest by requesting for a Sample B test.

“The competitor resigned from the right to Sample B. The result of the Sample A were considered valid and the…