Athletics (marathon) · Kenya · AIU (Disciplinary Tribunal)
Wilson Kipsang: doping case, ban and appeal
Ban ended The four year ban announced on 3 July 2020 took effect on 10 January 2020. No end date was published. The end date is calculated from the published start and length as January 2024.1,3
Ban length4 years
Start10 January 2020
Violation
Whereabouts failures (four missed tests or filing failures between April 2018 and May 2019) and tampering, by providing false evidence and witness testimony to explain a missed test1,2,3
Results disqualified
Competitive results from 12 April 2019 to 10 January 2020
Athlete's response
His management company Volare Sports said: "We emphasize that there is no case of use of doping" (Citizen Digital, July 2020).
Sources
- The Star (Kenya), Four year ban for Kipsang after giving fake photo evidence for missed test (3 July 2020)
- Citizen Digital, Former marathon record holder Kipsang banned for four years (July 2020)
- Reuters (via Sky Sports), Wilson Kipsang handed four-year ban for violating anti-doping rules (3 July 2020)