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LONDON. — The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) urged the Kenyan government to act “quickly in the interest of protecting clean sport” after the athletics powerhouse found itself caught in the eye of a fresh doping storm.

A new investigation by German television channel ARD and Britain’s Sunday Times newspaper alleged on Saturday that doping is rife at the elite training centre in Iten. This facility has also been used by athletes from other countries, including Britain, as well as Kenyan competitors.

Previous joint research by ARD and the British newspaper led to the banning of the Russian athletics’ team from the Games for state sponsored doping.

Some 40 Kenyan athletes have failed doping tests in the past years, shredding their reputation for probity and laying bare the reality behind their reputation as the most dominant middle to long distance running nation in the world. — AFP.