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Rising Kenyan star Anyango fails doping test

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Emmaculate Anyango during the the third edition of the Sirikwa Classic World Cross Country Tour at the Lobo village, Eldoret on February 03, 2024. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

Kenya's Emmaculate Anyango, the world's second fastest woman over 10km, has been provisionally suspended after a failed doping test, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Friday.

The 24-year-old Anyango faces a ban of up to four years after testing positive for prohibited testosterone and the banned blood-boosting hormone EPO.

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