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More than 300 Pro Road Runners in new Anti-doping Programme

Eliud Kipchoge is set to race at this year's London Marathon rescheduled for October

More than 300 professional road runners will be subject to a new anti-doping programme, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced Tuesday as marathons resume in a season badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

The AIU said there would be an overall "Registered Testing Pool" of 305 athletes, the vast majority from Kenya and Ethiopia.

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