4th-Place Finish Kenyan Runner Faces Doping Suspension Following Prohibited Substance Check

4th-Place Finish Kenyan Runner Faces Doping Suspension Following Prohibited Substance Check

Back in 2023, Ronald Kipkoech Korir looked like a Kenyan runner with a bright future ahead of him after finishing fourth at the Berlin Marathon in a personal best of 2:04:22. He followed that performance with another fourth-place finish at the Hamburg Marathon in 2024, showing that he could compete among the world’s leading marathon […]

Kenyan marathon runner Ronald Korir provisionally suspended for doping

Ronald Korir (left) had finished fourth in the Berlin Marathon and the Hamburg Marathon in 2023, and his timing in Berlin had placed him among elite marathon runners.

Marathoner Ronald Korir provisionally suspended over suspected doping

Korir's suspension comes amid a series of doping cases involving Kenyan distance runners.

AIU suspends Kenyan marathoner Ronald Korir

Inspiring the culture of the sport of athletics with well prepared and thought-provoking content, that is written, podcast, video and images. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced a notice of allegation against Kenyan marathoner Ronald Kipkoech Korir on Tuesday, provisionally suspending the 35-year-old over suspected doping following findings in his Athlete Biological Passport. Korir finished fourth at the 2023 Berlin Marathon, won by Eli…

Athletics Integrity Unit provisionally suspends Kenyan marathoner Ronald Korir over ABP irregularities

Ronald Korir has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit after Athlete Biological Passport data suggested possible use of a prohibited substance, halting his competition pending a full investigation.