MONACO (MON): The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has announced the suspension of Kenyan distance runner James Mwangi for eight years, starting from December 21, 2022, due to his second anti-doping violation.
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Additionally, Kenyan distance runners Rebecca Korir and Joyce Tele have been suspended for two years and 18 months, respectively, after testing positive for banned substances. Sitora Khamidova of Uzbekistan, a competitor in the 2016 Olympics, has been provisionally suspended following a positive test for three banned substances.
Colombian distance runner John Tello Zuniga, 37, will face a three-year suspension beginning August 25, 2023, for using the steroid Clenbuterol. Zuniga achieved a marathon best of 2:14:21 in 2021.
Moroccan marathoner Samir Jouaher has received a six-year ban for using Erythropoietin (EPO) and Continuous Erythropoietin Receptor Activator (CERA). Jouaher’s victory at the Riyadh Marathon in Saudi Arabia on February 11, with a time of 2:08:42, has been nullified.
Vidal Basco from Bolivia, who has run 62:50 in the Half Marathon and 28:34.37 in the 10,000m (recorded in 2019), has been banned for four years for using Clenbuterol.