Athletics, maxi disqualification for Kenyan marathon runner Josephine Chepkoech: 7 years for doping

The Kenyan marathon runner Josephine Chepkoech was disqualified for 7 years (penalty lowered by one yr) fromAthletics Integrity Unit, an unbiased anti-doping company inside the World Athletics Federation. This can be a disqualification for repeat use of doping substances.

The primary positivity in 2015

The 35-year-old, second on February 18th within the Seville marathon in 2h22’38, on the finish of the race examined optimistic for metabolites of testosterone, a banned substance. On the finish of April Chepkoech received the Santiago marathon in Chile, a victory not acknowledged by World Athletics. Already in 2015, Chepkoech was banned for 2 years after testing optimistic after a race in Angola. The title of the 35-year-old provides to the now very lengthy sequence of Kenyan athletes arrested lately for doping: Jackline WambuiBeatrice ToroitichSalina Jebet, Rodgers Kwemoi, Rhonex Kipruto (world 10,000 bronze), Nicholas Mboroto, Ibrahim Mukunga, Purity Changwony and Lawrence Cherono (winner of the Boston and Chicago marathons).