On Nov. 5, 2023, Sarah Chepchirchir of Kenya completed second on the Bangsaen 42 Chonburi Marathon in Thailand. The occasion represented her return to racing after serving a four-year ban for organic passport irregularities. However Chepchirchir didn’t get to savour the second for lengthy; on Dec. 22, she was provisionally suspended for the presence of metabolites of testosterone in her urine on the race in Thailand, and on Tuesday, she was handed an eight-year ban (efficient Dec. 22, 2023 to Dec. 21, 2031) and her end result from Nov. 5 was disqualified.
The AIU has banned Sarah Chepchirchir (Kenya) for 8 years from 22 December, 2023 for the Presence/Use of a Prohibited Substance (Testosterone). DQ outcomes from 5 November 2023
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Chepchirchir received the Tokyo Marathon in 2017, with a time of two:19:47 (her private finest and a course file on the time). She received the Lisbon Marathon in 2016, in 2:24:13. Beforehand, she had a number of wins and podium finishes at half-marathons in Europe and elsewhere.
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It’s probably the tip of a profession for the athlete, who’s 39. In accordance with the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) report, Chepchirchir was given the chance to defend herself in opposition to the allegations, to request that her B pattern be examined and to obtain a one-year discount in her suspension by admitting to the violation, however she didn’t reply in any approach. This, based on AIU guidelines, constitutes an request for forgiveness. As a result of it was her second offense, she acquired an computerized ban of eight years.
The sooner ban was from Feb. 6, 2019 to Feb. 5, 2023.
