SportBBCPeres Jepchirchir: Women's world marathon provisionally suspended for doping
Olympic and world marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir has been provisionally suspended after a drug test taken before the Sydney Marathon came back positive for EPO.
Reigning world women's marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir is provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit after a sample tests positive for EPO.
Kenyan marathon star Peres Jepchirchir has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit after testing positive for EPO.
The sample was collected out of competition in Kenya before she won the Sydney Marathon on 30 August 2026 in a time of 2 hours, 18 minutes and 31 seconds.
Jepchirchir, who also holds Olympic and World Championships gold, now faces a formal hearing process that could result in her Sydney win being stripped.
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