Tag Archives: Peres Jepchirchir

Kenyan marathon star Peres Jepchirchir has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) after a sample collected outside competition reportedly returned an adverse analytical finding for erythropoietin (EPO), a substance prohibited in athletics. According to the AIU, the sample was collected in Kenya before Jepchirchir’s recent victory at …

Kenyan road-running star Agnes Ng’etich strengthened her reputation as one of the world’s leading distance runners on Sunday morning after setting a new women-only world record in the half marathon at the World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark. Ng’etich crossed the finish line in an impressive 1:05:15, improving the …