World Marathon Champion Jepchirchir Suspended After Positive Doping Test

The Athletics Integrity Unit provisionally suspends the Kenyan runner after her sample tested positive for the banned blood booster EPO.

4 publishers · 4 articles · first seen 23 Oct 2026 · updated 15d ago

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4 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 23 Oct 2026. BBC Sport published first, on 23 October at 12:01 UTC; The Guardian Sport followed 30 min later. The most recent article, from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera, appeared on 23 October at 13:45 UTC.

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