Sep 14, 2025; Tokyo, Japan; Peres Jepchirchir (KEN) reacts after winning the women's marathon, 2:24:43 to 2:24:45, during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
23 Oct 2026 07:17PM
Oct 23 : Marathon and former Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya has been provisionally suspended after an out-of-competition sample collected in Kenya before her Sydney Marathon victory returned an adverse analytical finding for EPO, the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Friday.
The 33-year-old, a former half-marathon world record holder, is also a four-time World Marathon Majors winner.
Source: Reuters