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by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) after admitting to two violations.
The two-time had been provisionally suspended in February, pending the determination of his case, and will now serve five years, which effectively ends his career as he will be 39 by the time his ban ends.
following an out-of-competition test of his urine sample conducted in Kaptagat last November.
The athlete was notified of the sample results in December 2024 but he did not confirm if he had a Therapeutic Use Exemption, which athletes can sometimes attain for legitimate health issues, and in fact, further tests revealed that he had used Erythropoietin (EPO), a blood booster that is also banned.
Harambee Stars coach Benni McCarthy will have to find another reliable local-based player in a key defensive position after the country’s first-choice secured a dream move abroad.
Upon being informed, Kipkorir said that he wished to accept a two-year ban but the AIU insisted his violations warranted the maximum six-year suspension but gave him the option of a reduced punishment of five years if he accepted liability.
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“On 25 February 2025, the athlete wrote to the AIU by e-mail stating; ‘I accept the terms’,” said in part of its ruling, explaining how the athlete accepted that he had doped, leading to his five-year-ban given he was also a first offender.
Kipkorir’s ban will start from February 17, 2025, when he was provisionally suspended, and at 34, he will find it hard to get back to competition when his suspension ends.
The 34-year-old is a two-time Frankfurt Marathon winner, claiming victories in the German city back-to-back in 2022 and 2023.
Taiwo Atieno has urged Tottenham Hotspur full-back Djed Spence to visit Kenya and meet Harambee Stars coach Benni McCarthy before deciding on his international future.
He had to overcome injuries before he started winning races with a 50th place finish at the 2016 Kass marathon acting as a motivation before he went on to win the 2017
Kipkorir would struggle to make a mark on the international front, injuries forcing him to drop out of the Lille and Gold Coast Marathons, before he recovered to start winning, with his personal best being 2:04:53 recorded in Frankfurt in 2023.
