Athletics-Olympic champion Jepchirchir provisionally suspended by AIU over EPO finding

Sep 14, 2025; Tokyo, Japan; Peres Jepchirchir (KEN) reacts after winning the women's marathon, 2:24:43 to 2:24:45, during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Oct ⁠23 (Reuters) - Marathon and ⁠former Olympic champion ‌Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya has been ​provisionally suspended ⁠after an ⁠out-of-competition sample collected in ⁠Kenya ‌before her ⁠Sydney Marathon victory returned ​an ‌adverse analytical finding ⁠for ​EPO, the Athletics Integrity ⁠Unit said on ​Friday.

The 33-year-old, a former half-marathon world ⁠record holder, is also a four-time World Marathon ​Majors ⁠winner.

(Reporting by Pearl ​Josephine ‌Nazare in Bengaluru; ​editing by Philippa Fletcher)