MONACO (AP) 鈥� The 2021 New York Marathon winner, Albert Korir of Kenya, was banned for five years after he admitted doping, track and field investigators said Monday.
Korir tested positive for the blood-boosting substance CERA, a modern version of EPO, in three different samples taken in Kenya last October while he was training to run in New York.
The Athletics Integrity Unit said in its verdict that all his results since October will be disqualified, including his third-place finish in New York last November
The three positive tests 鈥渃onstitutes clear evidence of the athlete鈥檚 use of 鈥榓 prohibited substance on multiple occasions鈥� which is expressly identified in the definition of aggravating circumstances,鈥� the verdict stated.
The 32-year-old Korir鈥檚 ban expires in January 2031. The ban was shortened by one year because he admitted his doping without requesting a hearing, the verdict said.
Korir will be allowed to keep . He also finished runner-up in 2019 and 2023, and third in 2024.
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