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Olympic and world marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir suspended in doping case

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Ellingworth, J. (2026, October 23). Olympic and world marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir suspended in doping case. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/olympic-and-world-marathon-champion-peres-jepchirchir-suspended-in-doping-case/article_a4d43d83-5490-5182-8e9d-49a3673f4929.html

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Olympic and world marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit following a positive drug test for EPO, a banned substance. The 33-year-old Kenyan runner, who won gold at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and set a world record in the half marathon, had an out-of-competition sample collected before her victory at the Sydney Marathon in August return an adverse analytical finding. This case is part of ongoing doping issues within Kenya's running community, which has faced repeated scrutiny for performance-enhancing drug use despite being home to many world-leading athletes.

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Peres Jepchirchir, a Kenyan Olympic and world marathon champion, has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) over a positive drug test for EPO. The AIU announced on X that an out-of-competition sample collected in Kenya before her Sydney Marathon victory returned an adverse analytical finding for EPO, a banned substance. Jepchirchir won gold at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and is also a former world record holder in the half marathon. Her agent declined to comment further when contacted by The Associated Press. Provisional suspensions are typically imposed while cases undergo investigation and can be lifted if the athlete proves their innocence or dropped entirely. Kenya, which has a history of doping cases among its distance runners, was recently awarded the 2029 World Athletics Championships, marking it as the first African country to host this event.

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The AIU, which investigates doping in track and field on behalf of the sport’s governing body World Athletics, posted on X that “an out-of-competition sample, collected in Kenya prior to her recent Sydney Marathon victory, returned an adverse analytical finding for EPO.”

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Olympic and world marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir suspended in doping case · assertive framing

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Olympic and world marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir has been provisionally suspended over a positive drug test for the banned substance EPO, the Athletics Integrity Unit said Friday. asserted

Unit → suspend → substance

Jepchirchir won women’s marathon gold at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and the world title last year. asserted

Jepchirchir → win → 2021

sample → investigate → EPO

Jepchirchir won the Sydney Marathon in August. asserted

Jepchirchir → win → August

Her representative Gianni Demadonna declined to comment when contacted by The Associated Press. asserted

representative → decline → Press

In most doping cases in international sports, athletes are provisionally suspended from competing until the case is either resolved with a verdict or dropped. asserted

case → suspend → verdict

Kenya has world-beating runners and a history of doping cases asserted

Kenya → beat → cases

It’s the latest in a long series of doping cases involving distance runners from Kenya, which was awarded the 2029 world track championships last month. asserted

which → ’ → championships

It will be the first African country to host the event, but Kenya has long faced scrutiny over performance-enhancing drug use by its world-leading runners. asserted

Kenya → host → runners

Women’s marathon world record holder Ruth Chepng’etich, who is also from Kenya, was banned for three years in 2025 after admitting a charge related to a positive test for a banned diuretic. asserted

who → ban → diuretic

Former New York Marathon winner Albert Korir was given a five-year ban in March. asserted

Korir → give → March

World Anti-Doping Agency president Witold Banka said this month Kenya needs a “more determined approach” to retain its credibility in sports. asserted

Kenya → say → sports

“Kenya proudly calls itself the home of champions. asserted

Kenya → call → champions

But for that home to remain respected and credible, it must also be clean,” Banka said during a visit to the East African nation. asserted

Banka → remain → nation

“That is why Kenya needs a strong culture of clean sport, zero tolerance for doping, and a more determined approach to preventing and fighting doping.” asserted

Kenya → need → doping

The suspension of Jepchirchir was announced a day after the AIU said it issued a six-year ban to Ruti Aga, a top marathon runner from Ethiopia. asserted

it → announce → Ethiopia

The AIU said Aga tested positive for a banned substance and then submitted a fake prescription for the substance from a clinic which turned out not to exist. asserted

which → say → clinic