The fact that she was among the top athletes who attended an Athletics Kenya (AK) anti-doping seminar in Eldoret where she was pictured holding banners denouncing doping also countered against her defence.
This made her well informed on the perils of doping to the reputation of Kenya and her profession as an elite athlete featuring in big international races with the harsh scrutiny on her country that is still under the IAAF doping watch list.
Sumgong became the second-high profile Kenyan female marathoner after Rita Jeptoo, who is serving a four-year ban having originally been recognised as a three-time Boston and two-time Chicago Marathon champion, to be banned for rEPO use.
In October, five other Kenyan runners, Shieys Chepkosgei, Florence Chepsoi, Joseph Kariuki Gitau, Sharon Ndinda Muli and Ken Kirui banned for doping by ADAK.
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