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Asbel Kiprop: doping case, ban and appeal

Ban ended The four year ban imposed by the IAAF Disciplinary Tribunal on 10 April 2019 was backdated to 3 February 2018, so on that basis it ended in February 2022.

Ban length4 years

Start3 February 2018

Violation

Presence of a prohibited substance: erythropoietin (EPO), in a sample from an out of competition test in November 2017^1,2

Results disqualified

Not stated in the sources fetched

Appeals

CAS (Appeals Arbitration Division), 23 June 2020: TerminatedAn order of the President of the CAS Appeals Arbitration Division terminated the procedure and removed it from the roll after finding he had failed to file his appeal brief on time.²

Athlete's response

NBC Sports reported that he repeatedly denied doping, claimed he was a victim of extortion and argued his sample was spiked, defences the panel dismissed.

Sources

NBC Sports, Asbel Kiprop banned for doping (April 2019)
Doping.nl (CAS document), CAS 2019/A/6292 Asbel Kiprop v IAAF, order of termination (23 June 2020)