Doping Ban Record

Athletics (marathon) · Kenya · AIU

Diana Kipyokei: doping case, ban and appeal

Serving ban The AIU announced on 20 December 2022 a six year ban from 27 June 2022, which she chose not to challenge, so on that basis it runs to June 2028.

Ban length6 years (treated as one first violation, with aggravating circumstances under Rule 10.4)
Start27 June 2022

Violation

Presence of a prohibited substance: a metabolite of triamcinolone acetonide (Rule 2.1), in a urine sample taken on 11 October 2021 after she won the Boston Marathon, and tampering (Rule 2.5) by giving false or misleading information, including fake documentation said to be from a hospital1,2

Results disqualified

Results from 11 October 2021 onward, including her 2021 Boston Marathon women's title

Sources

  1. Athletics Integrity Unit, AIU bans Kipyokei and Rionoripo, charges Lempus (20 December 2022)
  2. CBC Sports, Kenya's Diana Kipyokei stripped of Boston Marathon title, gets 6 year doping ban (20 December 2022)