Kenyan marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir was provisionally suspended for a doping violation.

Updated 2026-10-25 · told from many outlets at once

Peres Jepchirchir won the Sydney marathon by over three minutes but tested positive for EPO. The Athletics Integrity Unit found traces of the banned substance in a Kenyan athlete's sample. The athlete has been provisionally suspended.

Jepchirchir won the Sydney marathon by more than 3 minutes.
Peres Jepchirchir received a provisional ban for doping.
The Athletics World Federation integrity commission reported finding traces of EPO in the Kenyan athlete.

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