Athletics-Kenya's Sarah Chepchirchir gets 8-year ban for second doping violation

FILE PHOTO: Athletics - Tokyo Marathon 2017 - Tokyo, Japan - 26/02/17 - Gold medalist Sarah Chepchirchir of Kenya poses at women's medal ceremony. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo

(Reuters) - Kenya's Sarah Chepchirchir has been hit with an eight-year ban after the former Tokyo Marathon winner was found to have violated anti-doping regulations for a second time, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said in a statement on Tuesday.

Chepchirchir had returned an adverse analytical finding for testosterone, the AIU said. The sample was collected at the Bangsaen42 Chonburi Marathon in Thailand in November.