The Kenyan athlete Emmaculate Anyangowho recorded the world’s second-best performance over 10,000 meters in January, was suspended for six years for dopingthe Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced.
The 24-year-old athlete tested positive for testosterone and erythropoietin (EPO) on four occasions between February and June 2024, the AIU said in a statement. The athlete had already been provisionally suspended in October. “The AIU has suspended Emmaculate Anyango (Kenya) for six years from 26 September 2024 for the presence and use of a prohibited substance. Your results are void as of February 3, 2024,” the date of your first positive test, the statement said.
The athlete therefore maintains the time set in January at the 10 kilometers of Valencia, when she became the second athlete to break the 29 minute barrier (28:57), a race won by her compatriot Agnes Jebet Ngetich, who shattered the world record of discipline (28:46). In recent years, Kenya and its endurance racing specialists have been the subject of numerous doping cases. In April 2023, the AIU, the independent body responsible for testing and investigation since 2017, reported large-scale doping in the country.