Kenyan marathon runner Brimin Kipkorir has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) after testing positive for prohibited substances, Afrosport reports.
Kipkorir emerged victorious at the Sydney Marathon in 2024, clocking a course record time of 2:06:18. He also won the Frankfurt Marathon in 2022 and 2023.
“The AIU has provisionally suspended Brimin Misoi Kipkorir (Kenya) for the Presence/Use of Prohibited Substances (EPO, Furosemide),” the AIU said in a statement.
“This sample was collected out-of-competition on November 22, 2024.”
The AIU has provisionally suspended Brimin Misoi Kipkorir (Kenya) for the Presence/Use of Prohibited Substances (EPO, Furosemide).
Details here: https://t.co/Y8LF9j2o9f
NOTE: This sample was collected out-of-competition on 22 November 2024. pic.twitter.com/eZW3YOuksl
— Athletics Integrity Unit (@aiu_athletics) February 24, 2025
This marks another high-profile case of doping in Kenyan athletics, adding to the recent spikes in cases around marathon running in the world.
Kenyan Diana Kipyokei was stripped of her 2021 Boston Marathon title for doping in 2022 and handed a six-year ban.
