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Kenyan Alex Lagat tested positive at the Tychy Half Marathon after finishing second. The result from the September 3rd race has been annulled.
The Polish Anti-Doping Agency which carried out the test released a statement, “Triamcinolone, a glucocorticosteroid, was detected in one of the tested participants.”
It is a prohibited substance during competitions for licensed professional competitors at national and international levels.
Kenya's Alex Lagat tested positive for triamcinolone after finishing 2nd at Tychy Half Marathon in Poland on 3 Sept https://t.co/Cammb7h1ta (cc @Marathon_N)
— James Ruskin (@jruskin1) October 9, 2023
Triamcinolone is the same drug that Diana Kipyokei who won the 2021 Boston Marathon tested positive for and was subsequently banned.
His half marathon best is 1:04:16 from Nov. 2022 while his marathon pb is 2:26:55 Feb. 2019.
*Featured image of Alex Lagat finishing Tychy Half Marathon, credit: Artur Kozłowski.
