Cops told of doping suspects

THE names of British athletes accused of taking performance enhancing drugs in Kenya have been handed to police.

At least three competitors’ details have been passed to investigators after allegations that banned substances were administered at a training camp used by Mo Farah.

But no evidence has been produced which incriminates Farah or any other British athletes linked to the Iten High Altitude Training Centre.

The claims follow the arrest of two “medics” secretly filmed boasting of drugs they say they gave to competitors.

Authorities this week confirmed police there were examining the athletes’ involvement in the scandal, after two officials were recalled from the games in Rio.

Eddie Nyoro, a compliance officer with the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya, said: “The Directorate of Criminal Investigation arrested two Clinical Officers.

“Investigations are on-going. The names of the British athletes came up during an interrogation.”

Mr Nyoro denied the suspects arrested were doctors at the hospital in Eldoret, near the Iten training camp as originally reported.

But the venue is popular with long-distance runners, and a favourite destination for 5,000 and 10,000 metre gold medal winner Farah.

Iten attracted controversy last month when claims emerged 50 athletes had been given blood-boosting drug erythropoietin there.

EPO is the same drug taken by shamed cycling legend Lance Armstrong, who was stripped of medals after admitting he used banned substances for years.

UK Anti-Doping sent two of its own investigators to the capital Nairobi for an urgent inquiry into the claims.

But UK Athletics said allegations were “vague and unsubstantiated”, before requesting “full details on all individuals involved”.

They added: “None of the allegations as presented relating to British athletes accords with our experience.”