Former Olympic marathon champion suspended after failed drugs test

Details of Olympic Champion’s Shocking Doping Suspension Reveal Hurdles Faced by Testing Officers

On August 30, 2026, Peres Jepchirchir gave everything she had to win the Sydney Marathon, fighting her way to the front before pulling away from her closest rival to claim victory in 2:18:31. But less than two months later, that victory is under scrutiny after a drug test collected at her home in Kenya before […]

Former Olympic marathon champion suspended after failed drugs test

Former Olympic and world marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for the banned substance EPO, officials have said.

World champion Jepchirchir fails drugs test

Reigning world women's marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir is provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit after a sample tests positive for EPO.