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Athletics: Shame as Boston Marathon champion joins long list of Kenyan athletes banned

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2021 Boston Marathon champion Diana Kipyokei suspended for doping violations[Twitter]


Last year's Boston Marathon champion Diana Kipyokei and her compatriot Betty Wilson Lempus on Friday became the latest Kenyan athletes suspended by Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for doping.

Kipyokei is suspended for the Presence of a Prohibited Substance (Triamcinolone acetonide) and for Tampering with any part of Doping Control by an Athlete and Lempus is suspended for Tampering with any part of Doping Control by an Athlete.

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