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Twenty-seven-year-old Kenyan marathon runner Sheila Chebet has been banned from the sport of athletics for five years for doping and tampering. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) published a press release on July 24 with the details.
She provided a urine sample on August 25, 2024, at the NMDC Hyderabad Marathon held in Hyderabad, India.
The AIU has banned Sheila Chebet (Kenya) for 5 years from 19 December 2024 for Presence/Use of a Prohibited Substance (Tramadol), Tampering or Attempted Tampering with any part of Doping Control. DQ results from 25 August 2024
— Athletics Integrity Unit (@aiu_athletics) July 24, 2025
Details here: https://t.co/0jp5HNn3Ky pic.twitter.com/FxIr6uMhWy
On October 3, the World Anti-Doping Agency’s accredited lab found the presence of the banned performance-enhancing drug tramadol. She claimed it was from a prescription from her dentist, but that excuse was refused.
It was determined by a medical professional that subscriptions and medical reports handed in to the AIU were not related to the amount of tramadol. She was given two years after a provisional suspension, four years for doping and a reduction by one year, for a total of five.
Her marathon personal best is just 2:33:48 from the Lisbon, Portugal event in October 2024.
