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Olympic marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir suspended over positive EPO test
October 23, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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TGThe Guardian
World and Olympic marathon champion Jepchirchir suspended after positive doping test
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Olympic, world champion marathoner Jepchirchir suspended in doping case
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BNBBC News
Peres Jepchirchir: Women's world marathon provisionally suspended for doping
(opens the publisher’s site)Olympic and world marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir has been provisionally suspended after an out-of-competition sample tested positive for EPO.
- The Athletics Integrity Unit announced the suspension on Friday after an out-of-competition sample collected in Kenya returned an adverse finding for EPO.
- The sample was taken before her Sydney Marathon victory on 30 August 2026, which she won in two hours, 18 minutes and 31 seconds.
- Jepchirchir won Olympic marathon gold at the Tokyo 2021 Games and the world title in September 2025.