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Athletics Integrity Unit: Kenyan athlete Alex Korio banned for doping and whereabouts failures

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Current Kenyan law stipulates a jail term of up to three years for support staff found guilty in connection with doping, but not for athletes. [Photo: Courtesy]

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has banned Kenya’s Alex Korio Oliotiptip for two-years for whereabouts failures and violation of the World Athletics anti-doping rules.

Korio had been slapped with a provisional suspension in May after he failed three whereabouts cases and missed planned anti-doping tests.

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