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World and Olympic marathon champion Jepchirchir suspended after positive doping test
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AIU investigates after sample tested positive for EPO 33-year-old won Olympic marathon in 2021 In a fresh hammer blow for Kenyan athletics, world marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir has been provisionally suspended for doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit announced on Friday. The
AIU investigates after sample tested positive for EPO 33-year-old won Olympic marathon in 2021 In a fresh hammer blow for Kenyan athletics, world marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir has been provisionally suspended for doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit announced on Friday. The highly-decorated 33-year-old Kenyan, who won Olympic gold in the Covid-delayed Tokyo Games in 2021, was suspended after an out-of-competition sample tested positive for banned blood booster EPO. Continue reading...
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