Kiptum suspended from London Marathon as AK weighs in on doping menace

Men's elite runner Kenya's Abraham Kiptum poses during a photocall for the London marathon at Tower Bridge in central London on April 24, 2019. [AFP]

World Half Marathon world record holder Abraham Kiptum has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit for an Athlete Biological Passport violation.

Immediately after AIU suspended Kiptum who was relatively unknown prior to breaking the world half marathon in Valencia six months ago, London Marathon organisers immediately announced his removal from the today’s London marathon men’s start list.