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Asbel gives up on doping scandal

[PHOTO: COURTESY]

Three-time world 1,500m champion Asbel Kiprop yesterday said he would not defend himself against accusations that he doped.

He faces a potentially career-ending four-year ban after testing positive for the blood-boosting drug EPO in an out-of-competition test last November. He had vowed to clear his name before IAAF disciplinary panel in London on June 28. 

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