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Thirty-five-year-old marathon runner Josephine Chepkoech has been banned for seven years for her second offence.
She was initially suspended from March 2015 for two years for the presence of norandrosterone, a potent anabolic steroid.
At the 2024 Seville Marathon, she tested positive again, this time for testosterone.
The AIU has banned Josephine Chepkoech (Kenya) for 7 years from 7 May 2024, for the Presence/Use of a Prohibited Substance (Testosterone). DQ results from 18 February, 2024
— Athletics Integrity Unit (@aiu_athletics) May 28, 2024
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Twice by email to the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) she accepted that she was caught and banned for the second offence. Admitting and accepting takes a year off of a ban. Regardless, the 2:22:38 marathon runners is done.
