Former Olympic champion Kiprop gets 4-year doping ban
LONDON (AP) — Former Olympic champion Asbel Kiprop has received a four-year ban for doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Saturday.
The banned blood-boosting hormone EPO was found in the Kenyan athlete’s urine sample in an out-of-competition test in 2017.
A disciplinary tribunal panel disputed the 29-year-old Kiprop’s contention that the sample could have been tampered with.
Kiprop was 1,500-meter champion at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and is a three-time world champion.
He is banned until February 2022.
