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IAAF hands former Valencia marathon champion Kitwara 16-month ban over doping

Former Valencia Marathon champion Sammy Kiprop Kitwara. [Courtesy]

Former Valencia Marathon champion Sammy Kiprop Kitwara has been handed a 16-month ban by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) over a doping violation.

Kitwara was slapped with the ban after failing an in-competition doping control held in Seoul, South Korea on March 17. The long-distance runner tested positive for Terbutaline.

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