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Marius Kipserem: Another Kenyan athlete slapped with a ban

Kenya's Marius Kipserem banned for three years for doping [Twitter]

Ex-Rotterdam Marathon champion Marius Kipserem was on Thursday handed a 3-year doping ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for the Presence/Use of a Prohibited Substance (EPO), which is a breach of the World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules.

The 34-year-old becomes the fifth Kenyan to be sanctioned in three weeks.

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