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Lilian Kasait has given a candid assessment of her season after completing her doping ban in February.
Lilian Kasait is one of the few athletes who bounced back after a doping ban threatened her career and she has come out to give an assessment of her 2023 season.
According to reports by BBC, the Kenyan runner was banned for 10 months for the use of the hormone therapy drug Letrozole.
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00:32 - 18.10.2023
Noah Lyles's explosive year underlines him as the most deserving for the Men's Athlete of the Year Award
Noah Lyles gave everything Track and Field needed this season both on and off-track. While some of the nominees gave only exceptional competition performances, the American speedster showed that an athlete can be an all-rounder, and so he is the most deserving of the Men's Athlete of the Year Award.
The former world Under-18 3,000m champion had her results annulled on January 20, 2022, the day she provided her positive sample. Her suspension ran from April 2022 to February 2023 after admitting to her guilt.
Speaking to Nation Sport after ending her season at the World Road Running Championships, Kasait expressed her delight to have made a comeback and ended her season on a high. She bagged a silver medal at the global showpiece where she was debuting.
“I’m very happy because I’ve ended my season with a medal. The road race was my first and I just went there hoping for the best,” she said.
Kasait opened her season with a fourth-place finish at the Kip Keino Classic before proceeding to reign supreme in the 1500m and 5000m at the Kenya Prisons Championships.
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09:39 - 12.10.2023
ATHLETICS Ferdinand Omanyala & Noah Lyles make their choice for Women’s World Athlete of the Year award
World 100m and 200m champion Noah Lyles and Africa’s fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala have cast their vote for their preferred Women’s World Athlete of the Year from the 11 shortlisted.
She then began her Diamond League Trophy campaign at the Meeting in Paris where she finished fourth in the 5000m before heading to the Meeting in Oslo where she competed in the 3000m and finished second.
The former All Africa Games champion then jetted back to the country for the National Championships and World Championships National Trials. She secured a ticket to the global show in the Hungarian capital and managed to finish 10th.
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12:07 - 08.07.2023
ATHLETICS Lilian Kasait shares experience competing against 'golden girl' Kipyegon for the first time
During the National Trials, Kasait finished second behind Kipyegon in the 5,000m.
She soothed her World Championships heartbreak with a win at the Diamond League Meeting in Brussels before closing her track season at the Prefontaine Classic with a fourth-place finish.
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