- Reigning marathon world champion Peres Jepchirchir has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit after testing positive for EPO.
- The 33-year-old Kenyan returned an adverse analytical finding in an out-of-competition sample taken in Kenya prior to her Sydney Marathon victory in August.
- Her victory and time at the Sydney Marathon are now at risk of being struck from her record.
- Jepchirchir is a Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medallist, four-time World Marathon Major winner, and former women-only marathon world record holder.
- The decision comes only after fellow Kenyan distance runner Ruti Aga received a three-year ban for a anti-doping rule violation and tampering with the investigation
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