Kenyan Korir marathon runner banned five years; French heptathlete Lazraq-Khlass provisionally suspended
Kenyan distance runner Albert Korir was initially suspended for doping with CERA in January. At the time, the notice was subject to appeal. Korir...
Tanzanian Jackline Sakilu banned 10 years for doping with a cocktail of PEDs
During the 1983 movie Scarface, Michelle Pfeiffer's character Elvira Hancock poignantly delivers a play on words. She took the classic phrase, "Nothing succeeds like...
American sprinter Alia Armstrong was cleared to compete at World Indoor Championships despite positive...
The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) accepted American sprinter Alia Armstrong's explanation for testing positive for the banned masking agent and diuretic spironolactone.
On...
Moldova’s Serghei Marghiev provisionally suspended for testing positive for anabolic steroids
The Russians have an aphorism, "Only the grave will cure a hunchback." The same may be said about its athlete's reliance on performance-enhancing drugs.In...
Kenyan Nancy Jelagat Meto suspended two years for testing positive for banned performance-enhancing substance
On June 12, 2024, Nancy Jelagat Meto tested positive for the banned performance-enhancing substance furosemide in an out-of-competition test in Kenya. She was 38...
Adaejah Hodge’s doping ban brought to light after NCAA Championships win
University of Georgia sprinter Adaejah Hodge received a two-year doping ban. The standard four-year was reduced as she cooperated with authorities.
The teenager tested...
When stars like Jacob Kiplimo and Beatrice Chebet force an uncomfortable question about trust...
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Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo and Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet have something in common. In their respective events, they are the...
Twinkle Chaudhary was provisionally suspended, now takes a four-year ban for doping
As it was reported in June 2025, Indian middle-distance runner Twinkle Chaudhary was, at the time, suspended for testing positive for the metabolites of...
Media Release: Olympic sprinter Fred Kerley banned two years for whereabouts failures
Fred Kerely, two-time Olympic medallist and three-time world champion, finds himself in trouble again. This time with the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU)
The 30-year-old...
Ethiopian trio Ketema, Azimeraw, Kumeshi head women’s field in Hamburg
A strong Ethiopian trio will head the women's elite field of the 40th Haspa Marathon Hamburg on 26th April. Tigist Ketema, Degitu Azimeraw and...
