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Samuel Kalalei tests positive for EPO, handed four-year ban

Kenya marathoner Samuel Kalalei [Courtesy]

23-year-old Kenyan marathon runner Samuel Kalalei has been handed a four-year doping ban after testing positive for banned blood-boosting hormone EPO.

Kalalei tested positive at the Rotterdam Marathon back in April and was provisionally suspended from the sport two months later.

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