Kenyan marathon runner Philemon Kacheran Lokedi has been handed a three-year ban after being found to have used a prohibited substance. The 30-year-old returned a positive result for “testosterone of exogenous origin” in an out-of-competition test in April. Kacheran was…
Okagbare gets 10-year ban from athletics for doping offences
Nigeria’s star athlete Blessing Okagbare has been handed a 10-year ban from athletics by the Athletics Integrity Unit over doping offences. AIU said in a statement on Friday that five of the 10 years were for the presence and use…
London Marathon winner provisionally suspended
Kenyan Daniel Wanjiru, winner of the 2017 London Marathon, has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit. On Tuesday, the AIU website confirmed that a charge has been issued for “use of a prohibited substance/method”. The 27-year-old cannot participate…
