RHONEX
KIPRUTO
World U20 Champion (10,000m)
2018
Current World Record Holder 10km
2020, Valencia
World Championships Bronze Medalist (10,000m)
2019
Winner of 10,000m and Cross Country Titles at Kenyan High Schools Championships
2017
Rhonex (24) is an extremely unique talent. He is a long distance runner, 10,000m World U20 champion (2018), 10,000m World Championships bronze medallist (2019) and current World record holder over 10 km (Valencia 2020). In 2017, he won both 10,000m and cross country High Schools Championships titles in Kenya – historically, a major achievement and a clear indicator of an enormous talent.
I hope that in time my medical diagnosis will be clear both for myself and for this case. I don't cheat or dope! The truth is on my side. This is all I can say.
Rhonex Kipruto
22 April 2024
IMPORTANT FACTS AND FIGURES
Rhonex's biological passport (ABP) was flagged for:
The AIU panel of experts evaluated the ABP records for the period July 2018 - March 2022.
All out-of-competition (OOC) and in-competition (IC) tests, more than 50, were negative. All (but one OOC test) were unannounced. Rhonex was tested in-and-out of his specified 1-hour testing slots – morning, mid-day and evening.
In total, there were 32 ABP blood tests (2 IC and 30 OOC) – from those 32, on 20 occasions urine samples were collected as well.
Additional 17 IC urine tests were done, plus 3 more urine-only OOC tests.
Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESA), EPO, ferritin, among other substances, were frequently tested for. There were no positive results for any of the banned substances.
4 tests, i.e. 12.5 per cent (!), were eliminated from the ABP due to technical deficiencies in taking or storing the samples.
Rhonex’s whereabouts are very regular and predictable. Locations in Iten - the camp (St. Patrick’s), and a private home, 5-10 minutes drive from the camp. His rural home is reachable within 90 minutes from the camp. He is super-predictable. No hidden, remote or inaccessible training camps or last minute whereabouts changes. Only one missed test in 3.5 years – mid-2019, when he travelled to the rural home in a rush due to a sudden family matter. No ABP flags in 2019 and early 2020, which was by far his most successful athletic period to date.
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CALL FOR HELP
Rhonex Kipruto is opening up about his struggles with alcohol and the complexities of his ongoing Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) case, aiming to increase transparency and advocate for reforms in anti-doping policies.
Ikaika Sports (Rhonex's sports management and sports marketing agency) issued a lengthy press release on 17 May 2023 in relation to this matter.
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