World champion Jepchirchir fails drugs test
Summary
World champion marathon runner Peres Jepchirchir has been temporarily suspended after testing positive for a banned substance called EPO. The positive test was from a sample taken before she won the Sydney Marathon in August 2026.Key Facts
- Peres Jepchirchir is a Kenyan marathon runner and Olympic gold medalist.
- She was provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit for testing positive for EPO, a drug that increases red blood cells.
- The positive test was from an out-of-competition sample taken before the Sydney Marathon on August 30, 2026.
- Jepchirchir won the Sydney Marathon with a time of 2 hours, 18 minutes, and 31 seconds.
- EPO is naturally made by the kidneys but is banned when injected to boost athletic performance.
- Jepchirchir also won the World Championships marathon in Tokyo in 2025 and the Olympic marathon in 2020.
- She has other major marathon wins including New York (2021), Boston (2022), and London (2024).
- The Sydney Marathon was one of the seven World Major marathons as of 2025.
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