Kenyan Transgender Athlete Charged with Presenting Fake Documents to Anti-Doping Agency

Kenyan athlete Shieys Chepkosgei, alias Hillary Kiprotich, was on Monday arraigned in an Eldoret court over forgery.

The marathon runner is accused of presenting a forged post-natal discharge summary and a notification of birth to the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK), claiming it was issued by the Uasin Gishu County Hospital.

An investigation by ADAK’s intelligence unit established that the documents were fake as the hospital could not ascertain their authenticity.

Chepkosgei presented the papers to the anti-doping agency in her defense after she was found to have participated in a sporting event despite having been sanctioned by the Sports Dispute Tribunal for testing positive for a prohibited substance.

Taking part in athletics events during a period of ineligibility constitutes an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) as per the World Anti-Doping Code.

Chepkosgei claimed that he/she had given birth through a cesarean section and had not recovered, hence he/she could not have traveled to participate in the sporting event.

Following completion of investigations, the runner was arrested and arraigned before the Chief Magistrate’s Court in Eldoret on Monday, where he/she was charged.

Chepkosgei pleaded not guilty to the charges and was released on bail with the case set to be mentioned on March 28th.