'I feel pain': a Kenyan runner's downfall from doping A Kenyan athlete tells AFP anonymously that he has used EPO (Erythropoietin) without being aware of the risks to his health and regretting the choice that forced him to interrupt his athletic career. Kenya barely survived a string of high-profile doping scandals in 2016 that almost saw the African nation celebrated for its distance runners barred from the Rio Olympics. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES