I Thought It Couldn't Get Any Worse... 

Damn those stats are awesome. I mean…I have no clue what they mean but it looks great

bro dumped a library worth of numbers and letters on my screen

I was impressed with the opening segment where he ran a 10Km race at a speed on 4:24 per mile; I wish I could have run just a single mile at that pace in my youth! I get the essence of the rest of it. Rather than trying to catch someone at a single moment with an illicit substance in his/her system, they are looking for physiological response patterns that indicate there were some artificial manipulations other than just changes in training routines (like altitude, speed vs endurance workouts).

Call me a doubting Thomas but is there really ANY elite athlete not on some kind of PED nowadays?

I think Kenyan Athletics has a case to answer. There has for a long time been consistent rumours of systemic doping of Kenyan athletes. That is not saying every Kenyan athlete dopes. I believe that there are extremely good athletes in east Africa that are superior athletes and perform on the world stage with natural ability. Kewmoi I think is an example of an athlete in the Kenyan system that was middle of the pack and to get recognition and stand out in Kenya needed to dope to achieve this level. If rumours are true there is a well established ‘dark side’ of athletics in Kenya so doping for Kewmoi would have been easy with unscrupulous support staff that have a whole doping program mapped out. These people prayed on Kewmoi as a young impressionable 17 year old athlete. That is not to excuse Kewmoi of his choice to allegedly dope but I’m sure his young age would have been a factor in making a wrong decision. This is certainly not excusing Kewmoi of wrong doing. There is abnormality in his biological passport over a 7 year period so evidence points to him continually doping over the course of his international running carrier. I think 7 year ban is light. I lifetime ban should be in order. If the IAAF and WADA are serious about cleaning up athletics they need stricter penalties and not just a slap on the wrist for athletes. There will always be cheaters in sport however making the penalty if caught outweigh the reward by imposing life time bans meaning athletes lose ability of making any money through running is needed.

It is sad to see a young talented athlete in a situation like this. I just hope there is an open investigation against his coach and/or other people that might be involved.

Boy, this is really exciting

Amazing video on a frustrating topic. You explained everything in great detail thanks! Currently there are huge accusations against Wada, stating that they covered some chinese swimmers doping, directly before the Games in Tokyo. I really hope this gets cleared up because it destabilises the trust we have in those institutions.

The amount of effort they put to prove that he was on PED is crazy. I'm happy :D

I wonder if the AIU provides workshops to young and up and coming athletes around the world so that they know to avoid these things. I wonder if sometimes the coaches just say "take this" or "take that" and the kids don't know what they're doing. I'm not saying that its the case here (since this guy has been around for a while), but I do worry about the younger kids and all around the world.

I find it a bit scary to look at those numbers. I took my time trying to break down the numbers and had help from chatgpt-4o. It was still not extremely cut and dry. It would be nice to see a video showing how you can with certainty see if an athlete has been doping because it seems like many of these numbers can be manipulated to just be legal and still look like natural fluctuations, especially if you start early, so we can't detect sudden changes. If you are good at it, you could probably match what a legal biological passport would look like for an athlete who has won the biological lottery.

All of the senior coaches tell them to take for their own gain

Atypical Biological Passport sounds kinda badass without context

PSA: HGB = hemoglobin htc = hematocrit in the 90s in cycling a htc above 50 was an instant 2 weeks ban because of health reasons. with such a high htc value, your blood is more like ketchup and the risk of heart attacks is really high.

This is essential for the sport or else eventually most runners would be forced into EPO use or choose to be unable to compete. Hopefully the runner can have success coaching running or stay in athletics and be a beacon of truth.

Just one of 27 suspensions for African distance runners in 2023, correct?

He should be PERMANENTLY BANNED

I'm confused: what is the max HTC allowed by IAAF? If you see samples 4,30,37 & 38, his HTC levels are "averaging 53.4" which is insane- yet they're after him because of samples 21 thru 29? (yes, I understand the fluctuation issue, but HTC alone is the red flag)

from my knowledge from XC-SKIING and cycling HGB above 17,5 means no start for "healt reasons" and you have to get your parents tested to see that it's hereditary. HCT over 50 is disqualification and almost certainly doping. This is from late 90's so maybe the rules have changed, but it's really shady to let someone with those numbers even compete.

Fantastic video! A scripting suggestion, rather than saying '"we" are going to break this down' instead use 'lets'. It's the same type of engaged language drawing the audience in, but shifts to a feeling of immediacy which flows better with the progression of your video.

This channel is like the JxmyHighroller for running

Just ran Chattanooga 70.3 watched a runner cheat the course. It was a double loop. On the first loop she noticed one out and back on the course contained no electronic surveillance so she skipped it on the second pass.

Looks like good news to me

Why is anyone surprised that elite athletes are doing? It now the only way to become an elite athlete. May the best chemist win!

His coach is Patrick Sang

Something that I always found interesting was that people get caught for doping all the time, yet they never hold the world record. What does that say about the people that do hold the record? Not being on drugs and beating those that were caught with drugs by such a large margin is..... interesting to say the least

everyone would appreciate it if you didn't keep changing the title and thumbnail of videos multiple times after they've been uploaded presumably for more clicks since the previous titles and thumbnails were completely fine

Can you talk about the Nike air victory’s that came out of may 1 I would like to talk about them more

When I saw the thumbnail I thought it was about Cheptegei or Ketjelcha.

Why is it bad news when cheaters are caught?

Just asking a question. Do the jamaicans ,now, do out of season testing?? Just asking!

This is great for the sport. I think the passport is the only way to catch these guys. Looking for changes over time. They never catch drugs in their system so it’s best to constantly measure a pro pool of athletes physiology to look for changes. Anyone should have at least two years of testing before a world record or global medal can be certified.

Any updates on Issam Asinga?

It's scary to think that all elite athletes are doping, whether it be in track & field, swimming, cycling, rowing, and weight lifting. The list is extensive. If the drug testers do their jobs correctly in Paris this summer, the Olympic rings will shatter.

It's a miracle

I'm glad people are being caught, but why 7 years to officially bust if he had been showing abnormalities for several years?

Very hard to imagine that ANY champion is clean. Much like cycling in 90s and 2000s

If he can get away with it for 7 years imagine what others can get away with.

I think you mistakenly red crossed the Moroccan athlete on the thumbnail

kwemoi and Ekuru training together?

The sport of athletics appears to be: "have clean blood. Oh, and also being kinda fast is ideal."

Does he have the "enhanced games" flag draped on his shoulders in that interview?

They are all doing it

Can we admit there is a full on doping scandal going on in Kenya? Their athletes are guilty until proven innocent at this point.

Let the boys juice we’re in too deep at this point

the unfortunate reality is that most top athletes use gear

They should apply antidoping measures to all professional athletes if possible...

Ya, why not permanently ?? And what about all his prize money ??

I’m very surprised seem his HCT level over 50 and not be an issue. That’s such red flag. Not to mentioned in Cycling you can’t be over 50 and less you proof you have a HTC level over 50 natural, because you live at high altitude.

AIU Rocks🤘

Interesting that is HCT levels are too high for him to be able to race as a pro cyclist. The reticulacites are the biggest giveaway.

Every week. That is crazy. I feel like crap for a day after giving blood.

The pros on taking things that are yeara ahead of thd pharmaceutical top medical experts.

Am I one of the few who understood the numbers??

You live in an alternate reality if you believe endurance sports are clean.

IF they were consistent with taking away results, i would be all for it. but they are not. lance still has his wins in the tdf. i don't follow running, but if they do this across the board then it's good but if they do it selectively it's not a good thing at all.

Actually athletics very rarely tests. And is very lenient on biological passports

Lets continue to stick to the facts. There are currently today over 600 athletes from 70+ countries in Track and Field alone who are banned for doping, they are not allowed to compete and are serving bans. The AIU is very fast to show the ones they are catching, but what we should be very concerned about are the huge numbers they are not catching. Recent documented reports from Kenya stats that 40% of their athletes are doping.

Genuine question: how would doping help a long distance runner?

Now they can go after the rest of them.

They don’t have any evidence of EPO use, other than the anomaly of his blood work numbers. They are simply accusing him of blood doping and have subsequently banned him. Seems like a terrible precedent in my opinion. You have two choices, design a better testing protocol, or allow athletes to compete under suspicion of wrongdoing. It really doesn’t matter what you think you know, it’s what you can prove.

Awesome bud and here at 333 views

great vid

I think Kenya has a drugs problem. So many top athletes from East Africa banned of late. 😢

August 2029 - don't bother, the world is already precariously tilting towards the abys...

Doesn’t restore my faith….too many of these kids are going from 10.2 to 9.7 too quick. But I’m glad they retro the results.

And Usain Bolt isnt clean ether

Bros got that LEMMINO soundtrack 👌

what fascinates me is that looking at this, people think that these are isolated cases, like a supposedly non-doping Kipchoge could beat elite runners _using PEDs_ whole thing's farcical

Did he dominate his events during this time or was his performance average.

So sad

Testing is what results the people testing wants! He’s young and targeted because of great results as some countries pay to have their rare athlete to be a medalist in world’s and the Olympics! His country did pay or sponsor with bribe money ❤

This seems common to me. We have always considered these African nations as just superior. But I am seeing hs age athletes entering these races and from the outset can run with professionals who have been training for years. I am just not buying it and I feel bad for the pro's who have been doing it for years being undermined by these cheats. I'm also seeing hs and college age runners who are likely not being tested start showing amazing times and I'm not really buying that either. I also believe in innocent until proven guilty so I won't identify anyone but I think it is happening. Hopefully, we will see a crackdown.

Bad neeews everyone - 👨🏻‍🦳🧪🔬

Neem een arm land, waar de mensen genetisch goed gebouwd zijn voor een sport waar veel geld te verdienen valt. Wat denk je dat er gebeurd? Natuurlijk wordt er dirty gespeeld, dit is maar het topje van de ijsberg.

I think coaches and agents should also get a ban. Many of these athletes do not have post-high school education and probably depends on their coaches and agents on almost all aspects of their lives. If they dope, the coaches and agents must know a thing or two. Interestingly, many agents/coaches in Rift Valley where most of them train are from the United States and Europe. Are they tainting the names of African athletes for personal gain because it will have no impact on them or their countries?

Too many cheats are supported. It got in his body. There are other countries that are allowed to cheat.

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Naive people believe there are top athletes who do not use PEDs. There needs to be a paradigm shift in sports because banning individuals doing what is required to compete at the highest level is so outdated and shortsighted.

What may I ask, were they doing for 6 years, other than not checking his passport? Seems ridiculous to me. Two years perhaps, but not more. There’s no excuse for being so slow to act.

Color me shocked. Time for Kenya to get that 10 year ban.

This is Very Bad News. Bad news that athletes are still cheating because they think they can get away with it. Bad news that is takes so long to catch them-seven plus years. Sports won’t be fixed until these items are fixed.

Jakob was right they should ban all on krnya go back farming

If you think that the rest of them are clean, you've probably never competed in anything worth mentioning.

Having mid-50s hematocrit is suspect

We can only guess as to why World Athletics hasn't imposed a ban on Kenyan Athletes, as they did, to the Russian federation...

Can we finally implement open categories? People wanna see the peak of human performances... Pretending everyone is clean is just far worse then letting them compete in open

oh that hematocrit does not look good…

I would go as far as to say the VAST majority of distance athletes are doping in some form or another. Thats road marathon, ultra running, triathletes etc etc. If you think these people aren’t all cheating you’re a fool.

Not good for our Kenyan athletics, not the kind of news we want to hear.

"I thought it couldn't get any worse" Why? Surely the evidence and your growing amount of videos with a similar title, would suggest its going to keep getting worse.

Life without Kiptum is unbearable

All cheaters should receive LIFETIME bans with retroactive erasing of all of their wins.

40 tests in 6.5 years. Bro aint being tested at all

If you aren't cheating you aren't trying.

Elite athletics is all about money politics and chemistry. It is not only un-ethical but also un-healthy. The contrary of the ideal of "mens sane in corpore sano".

Nate Diaz said it best- everyone is on steroids…

Biological passports are not good indicators of drug use

If you don't like PED don't watch pro sports of any kind! I appreciate the sports from what it is...!

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