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Peres Jepchirchir: Women's world marathon provisionally suspended for doping
Peres Jepchirchir won the 2026 Sydney marathon by three minutes and 40 seconds
Olympic and World Championships marathon gold medallist Peres Jepchirchir has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit after an out-of-competition sample tested positive for EPO.
Kenyan Jepchirchir provided the sample prior to winning the Sydney Marathon on 30 August 2026.
The 33-year-old clocked a time of two hours, 18 minutes and 31 seconds to win in Sydney.
EPO, or erythropoietin, is a natural substance produced within the kidneys that stimulates the creation of new red blood cells.
If injected, it is only detectable in the urine or blood for a short window of time, and increases the amount of red blood cells, which carry oxygen to the muscles, in the blood stream.
World and Olympic marathon champion Jepchirchir suspended after positive doping test
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.
The athlete is provisionally suspended while the case is investigated, while the AIU said Jepchirchir’s out-of-competition sample had been collected in Kenya prior to her recent Sydney Marathon victory.
More than 140 Kenyan athletes, including current women’s marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepngetich, have been suspended or banned by the AIU since 2017.
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