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2021 Boston Marathon winner officially loses title, gets 6-year doping ban

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Kenyan marathoner Diana Kipyokei has been banned for six years and stripped of her 2021 Boston Marathon title for doping and tampering. Her urine sample after winning in October 2021 had traces of triamcinolone acetonide -- an anti-inflammatory prohibited at races when an athlete does not have permission to use it as a medication.

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The Guardian

Diana Kipyokei banned for six years and stripped of 2021 Boston Marathon title

Kenya’s Diana Kipyokei and Purity Rionoripo have been banned for six and five years, respectively, for using prohibited substances, the AIU said

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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CBC News

Kenya's Diana Kipyokei stripped of Boston Marathon title, gets 6-year doping ban

Kenyan marathoner Diana Kipyokei has been banned for six years and stripped of her 2021 Boston Marathon title for doping and tampering, the Athletics Integrity Unit said Tuesday.

1 year ago·Canada

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NDTV

Diana Chemtai Kipyokei Loses Boston Marathon Title As More Kenyans Banned For Doping

Diana Chemtai Kipyokei has been disqualified from the race after becoming the latest Kenyan athlete to be sanctioned for doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced on Tuesday

1 year ago·New Delhi, India

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KVIA

Kipyokei gets 6-year doping ban, loses Boston Marathon title

MONACO (AP) — Kenyan marathoner Diana Kipyokei has been banned for six years and stripped of her 2021 Boston Marathon title for doping and tampering. The Athletics Integrity Unit says Kipyokei’s urine sample after winning in Boston in October 2021 had traces of triamcinolone acetonide — an anti-inflammatory prohibited at races when an athlete does not have permission to use it as a medication. The AIU says Kipyokei “provided false/misleading inf…

1 year ago·Panama City, United States

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NBC Sports

Diana Kipyokei banned six years, stripped of Boston Marathon title

Kenyan Diana Kipyokei has been banned six years and had her 2021 Boston Marathon title stripped for a positive drug test and providing false information.

1 year ago·Stamford, United States

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WMUR

2021 Boston Marathon winner officially loses title, gets 6-year doping ban

The Athletics Integrity Unit says Kipyokei's urine sample after winning in Boston in October 2021 had traces of triamcinolone acetonide -- an anti-inflammatory prohibited at races when an athlete does not have permission to use it as a medication.

1 year ago

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