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Rising Kenyan star Anyango fails doping test

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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