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Kenyan Chepchirchir Handed Eight-Year Ban For Doping Violation


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Kenya's Sarah Chepchirchir has been handed 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 the 39-year-old had…

NPFL to introduce doping tests for players


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The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) is planning to conduct random doping tests for players. This is aimed at cracking down on the use of banned drugs. The NPFL Chief Operating Officer, Sola Owumi stated this at a press…

Kenyan authorities seize illegal shipment of doping materials


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Kenyan authorities have seized a smuggled shipment of medication which can be used by athletes as performance-enhancing drugs, the country's national anti-doping body. A woman was arrested on suspicion of smuggling and will appear in…

Doping: Nigeria Stripped Of CWG Relay Gold


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The Commonwealth Games Federation has stripped Nigeria of the gold medal it won in the women’s 4x100m relays at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. This comes after an investigation on the positive doping result returned by…

Kenya Urges World Athletics Not To Ban Nation


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Kenya's government is urging World Athletics not to ban the East African country from the sport, promising to step up its fight against the use of banned substances after a series of its athletes were suspended for doping. Renowned for its…