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Doping: Former World marathon recorder holder Kipsang digging in for a fight with World Athletics

Athletics - Virgin Money London Marathon Preview Press Conference - The Tower Hotel, St. Katharine Way, London - 23/4/15 Kenya's Wilson Kipsang poses after the press conference. [Reuters / Matthew Childs]

Former World marathon recorder holder Wilson Kipsang’s management, Volare Sports, has announced it will appeal the ban issued to their athlete on Friday.

Kipsang was handed a four-year ban for anti-doping rule violations (ADRVs) that included using a fake photo of a traffic accident to justify one of four missed whereabouts appointments, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said.

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