Asbel Kiprop, has come out to deny claims that he has tested positive for a banned distance.
According to Dailymail, the Olympic and three times world champion over 1500m, had failed an out of competition test however, there was no confirmation from the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (Adak) or Athletics Kenya (AK)
On Wednesday night he said: 'I have read the reports linking me to doping. As an athlete, I have been at the forefront of the fight against doping in Kenya, a fight I strongly believe in and support.
'I would not want to ruin all what I have worked for since my first international race in 2007. I hope I can prove that I am a clean athlete in every way possible.'
It would represent a massive blow to athletics as well as Kenyan distance running when it was only last year that Jemima Sumgong, the Olympic women's marathon champion in Rio in 2016, tested positive for EPO and was banned for four years.
Kiprop has been on the start list of the opening Diamond League of the season in Doha since the event began in 2010 but he is not listed among the athletes to compete there this coming Friday.
The 28-year-old shot to prominence in 2008 when, aged just 19, he finished second in the Olympic 1500m final in Beijing. He was only narrowly beaten by Rashid Ramzi but his silver medal was upgraded to gold when the Bahraini runner tested positive for CERA, which is a modern form of EPO.
At the world championships Kiprop dominated his event, winning in 2011, 2013 and 2015, running the third fastest 1500m in history in 2015 too.
For the past few years Kenya has had a rash of positive tests – in 2016 they reported 40 cases over the previous four years - with marathon star Rita Jeptoo also being caught using EPO. Like Kiprop she too was managed by Rosa, who was the subject of a doping investigation by the Kenyan authorities in 2016.
-Dailymail