{"id":47521,"date":"2026-10-07T16:30:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T14:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=47521"},"modified":"2026-10-07T16:30:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T14:30:39","slug":"wada-calls-on-kenya-to-foster-clean-sport-culture-for-2029-world-athletics-championships","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/wada-calls-on-kenya-to-foster-clean-sport-culture-for-2029-world-athletics-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"WADA calls on Kenya to foster clean sport culture for 2029 World Athletics Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Witold Ba\u0144ka has called on Kenyan sports authorities and government officials to institute a firm zero-tolerance policy on doping as the nation prepares to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in Nairobi following consultative meetings with President William Ruto and the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK), Ba\u0144ka stressed that establishing an uncompromised culture of clean sport and aggressively dismantling supplier networks of banned substances are vital to protecting athletic integrity.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The 2029 event will mark the first time the flagship World Athletics Championships are staged on the African continent, placing heightened global scrutiny on Kenya\u2019s anti-doping infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>More than 140 Kenyan athletes, primarily long-distance and marathon runners, have faced suspensions since 2017, making enhanced collaboration between WADA, ADAK, and local law enforcement essential to restoring credibility ahead of 2029.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":47523,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[20],"class_list":["post-47521","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-sport","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"WADA calls for clean sport culture in Kenya ahead of 2029 World Athletics Championships","published_date":"2026-10-07 16:22:53","news_description":"WADA calls for clean sport culture in Kenya ahead of 2029 World Athletics Championships","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/47521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/47521\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47524,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/47521\/revisions\/47524"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=47521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}