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Kenya marathon star Kiptum’s funeral to be held February 24

(FILES) Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum runs to the line to win the Men’s race at the finish of the 2023 London Marathon in central London on April 23, 2023. – World marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum and his coach Gervais Hakizimana have died in a car crash in western Kenya that left a third passenger also injured, police said on February 11, 2024. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) / “RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – SPONSORSHIP OF CONTENT SUBJECT TO LMEL AGREEMENT”. – “Restricted to editorial use – sponsorship of content subject to LMEL agreement”.

Bob Costas Voices Opposition To Trans Athletes In Women's Sports: 'It's Common Sense!'

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Jedd Fisch Reveals Simple Reasons He Left Arizona For Washington

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Doping 'Enhanced Games' out to disrupt Olympics

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Indian Hammer Thrower Rachna Kumari Banned For 12 Years For Doping

Top Indian hammer thrower Rachna Kumari was on Tuesday banned for 12 years for failing multiple dope tests by the international federation's Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), essentially ending her career. The 30-year-old Kumari's dope sample, taken out-of-competition by the AIU last year, was found to contain steroids Stanozolol, Metandienone and Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone (DHCMT), Clenbuterol. "The AIU has banned Kumari (K.M.) Rachna (India) for 12 years from 24 November, 2023 for the Presence/Use of a Prohibited Substance (Stanozolol, Metandienone, DHCMT, Clenbuterol). DQ results from 24 September 2023," the AIU said in a tweet.

Kenya's Sarah Chepchirchir gets 8-year ban for second doping violation

Kenya's Sarah Chepchirchir has been hit with an eight-year ban after the former Tokyo Marathon winner was found to have violated anti-doping regulations for a second time, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said in a statement on Tuesday.

Doping-Enhanced Games out to disrupt 'old, slow' Olympics with doped up athletes

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Family mourns Kenya's marathon prodigy Kelvin Kiptum

ELGEYO MARAKWET, Kenya: Kelvin Kiptum's devastated wife had been looking forward to watching him try to become a marathon legend as the first athlete to break the two-hour barrier. Now she is wondering how to tell their two children that their father was killed in a car accident.

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Kenya marathon star Kiptum’s funeral to be held February 24

Bob Costas Voices Opposition To Trans Athletes In Women's Sports: 'It's Common Sense!'

Jedd Fisch Reveals Simple Reasons He Left Arizona For Washington

Doping 'Enhanced Games' out to disrupt Olympics

Indian Hammer Thrower Rachna Kumari Banned For 12 Years For Doping

Kenya's Sarah Chepchirchir gets 8-year ban for second doping violation

Doping-Enhanced Games out to disrupt 'old, slow' Olympics with doped up athletes

Family mourns Kenya's marathon prodigy Kelvin Kiptum