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Race walker and Olympic silver medalist Koki Ikeda suspended 4 years for doping

Koki Ikeda, a Japanese race walker and Olympic silver medalist, has been banned for four years for doping.
The Athletic Integrity Unit reported that Ikeda had broken anti-doping rules according to a tribunal ruling.
Ikeda has been provisionally banned since November 2024 and his results disqualified since June 2023.
Doping authorities detected abnormalities in Ikeda's blood samples taken in June, August, and September of 2023, indicating blood manipulation.

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Tokyo Olympic silver medalist given four-year ban

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), an organization that fights for purity in athletics, has imposed a four-year ban on 26-year-old Japanese athlete Koki Ikeda, who won a silver medal in the 20 km walk at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, for violating doping rules.

8 days ago·Estonia

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Race walker Ikeda banned 4 years for doping

Japanese race walker Koki Ikeda, a former Olympic silver medalist, has been banned for four years for doping, the Athletic Integrity Unit said.

8 days ago·United States

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The Hindu

Japan race walker Ikeda banned for four years for doping violation

Ikeda will not be allowed to participate in the Japan Race Walking Championships on February 16, and all his competitive results between June 20, 2023 and November 1, 2024 are disqualified.

8 days ago·India

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Race walker and Olympic silver medalist Koki Ikeda suspended 4 years for doping

The Athletic Integrity Unit says Japanese race walker Koki Ikeda, a former Olympic silver medalist, has been banned for four years for doping.

8 days ago·United States

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Japanese Olympic Silver Medalist Ikeda Banned Over Doping Violation

Japanese racewalker Koki Ikeda, a silver medalist at the Tokyo Olympics, has been banned for four years for using or attempting to use a banned drug, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced Friday, Reuters reported. The 26-year-old athlete is no longer eligible to compete in the Japan Race Walking Championships on February 16, and his competition results from June 20, 2023, to November 1, 2024, have been disqualified. Ikeda was initially pr…

7 days ago

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