Nairobi — The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has slapped an eight-year ban on 2017 Tokyo Marathon winner, Kenyan Sarah Chepchirchir after being discovered responsible of a second offence of doping.
Chepchirchir’s urine pattern examined optimistic for the presence of Metabolites of Testosterone on the Bangsaen42 Chonburi Marathon in Chonburi, Thailand final November.
That is the second time that the 39-year previous was being flagged for a doping offense, having beforehand served a interval of Ineligibility of 4 years from 6 February 2019 to five February 2023 for discrepancies in her Athlete Organic Passport (ABP).
Having did not admit her second anti-doping rule violation, barely a 12 months after returning to motion, the athlete was handed the utmost ban.
Chepchirchir was issued with a discover of allegation after her optimistic check on December 22 final 12 months. She was provisionally suspended as listening to began. She was given till January 5 to answer the cost, however by no means despatched a response to the AIU.
Failed to answer AIU
She was then notified by the AIU on January 10 that she had irrevocably waived her proper to the B Pattern evaluation. The athlete was additionally knowledgeable that the small print of her Provisional Suspension could be Publicly Disclosed by being printed on the AIU web site.
In line with the AIU, Chepchirchir was exceptionally granted till no later than 10 January to submit a request for the laboratory documentation bundle supporting the Opposed Analytical Discovering or submit a proof however as soon as once more failed to reply.
She additionally failed to answer her discover of cost and the potential of a one-year waiver ought to she admit to the DRV.
She has now been slapped with a ban that dates again to December 2023 and ends 21 December 2031. This primarily ends her profession as she shall be 47 then. Consequently, her outcomes and all look and prize cash accrued from December 3 have been nullified.