Friday, February 22, 2013

Athletics Kenya bans three marathon runners for doping offences

Kenya has banned three marathon runners for doping offences, including the first case of an athlete using the banned blood booster EPO, the country's national athletics body said on Thursday.

Wilson Loyanae Erupe, who won the 2012 Seoul marathon in a course record, and Nixon Kiplagat were each suspended for two years while Moses Kiptoo Kurgat received a one-year ban, Athletics Kenya said.

Erupe, 24, tested positive for EPO, or erythropoietin, in an out-of-competition test conducted

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