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World and Olympic Marathon Champion Jepchirchir Provisionally Suspended for Doping
The Guardian · 4 hours ago · Read the Full Story on The Guardian
AI SUMMARY
World and Olympic marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit after testing positive for the banned blood booster EPO.
- Peres Jepchirchir has been provisionally suspended for doping by the Athletics Integrity Unit.
- An out-of-competition sample collected in Kenya tested positive for the banned blood booster EPO.
- The sample was collected prior to her victory at the Sydney Marathon.
- More than 140 Kenyan athletes have been suspended or banned by the AIU since 2017.
- Jepchirchir holds a world record in the half-marathon.
- She is a four-time World Marathon Major winner, having won the Sydney Marathon in 2026, the London Marathon in 2024, the Boston Marathon in 2022, and the New York Marathon in 2021.
- She won Olympic gold at the Tokyo Games in 2021.
- World Athletics' decision to award Nairobi the 2029 World Championships is expected to increase scrutiny on Kenya's anti-doping policies.
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