2021 Boston Marathon champion Diana Kipyokei suspended for doping violation

2021 Boston Marathon diana bellflower, With another Kenyan player, Betty Wilson Lempus (winner of the Harmonie Mutuelle Semi de Paris September 2021) has been suspended for doping violations, including testing positive for banned substances and falsifying or attempting to falsify investigations. I received (In our article on the 2021 Boston Marathon, we refer to the bellflower as the Diana bellflower.)

Following his victory in Boston on October 11, 2021, Kipyokei tested positive for a metabolite of triamcinolone acetonide. Lempus tested positive for the same drug after a race in Paris on September 5, but was initially cleared based on her explanation of the positive test. prosecuted for providing

The AIU has provisionally suspended Kenyan athletes Diana Kemtai Kipyokei and Betty Wilson Lempus. pic.twitter.com/pkHAIVcnz1

— Athletics Integrity Unit (@aiu_athletics) October 14, 2022

Triamcinolone acetonide is prohibited under WADA Category S9: Glucocorticoids. In a press release, Athletics Integrity Unit Glucocorticoids are sometimes used therapeutically, but are prohibited in competition because they may enhance performance. Athletes who test positive and fail to obtain a therapeutic use exemption (TUE) are guilty of doping violations and are subject to suspension.

A press release says 10 Kenyan athletes have tested positive for the substance between 2021 and 2022. This is a notable increase from the previous year, including yesterday’s announcement of the suspension of Sierre’s Zinal winner. Mark Kangogo 3 years.