The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency announced on Wednesday that an independent arbitrator has handed Shadrack Biwott a four-year ban following a hearing stemming from his presentation to defend himself against claims that a drug test on showed evidence of erythropoietin (EPO), a restricted substance. According to a report released by USADA, Biwott's out-of-competition on January 25, …
Ruth Chepngetich, the women's world record holder in the marathon, was issued a provisional suspension after testing positive for banned substance, the Athletics Integrity Unit announced on Thursday. According to the AIU, hydrochlorothiazide was detected in a sample that was collected on March 14 and a further investigation confirmed in April that 3,800 nanograms per …
A Richmond, Texas track and field coach was handed a lifetime ban by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency on Monday after an investigation revealed he provided his 16-year-old son with testosterone, who received a two-year suspension. According to USADA, Michael Vowell provided his own prescription testosterone gel to his son at the 2023 USA Track and …
Daniel do Nascimento was handed a five-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit on Wednesday after an out-of-competition sample from 2024 revealed the presence of three banned substances. do Nascimento, 26, missed the 2024 Paris Olympic men's marathon following the positive test that was taken on July 4, 2024 during a training session in Kenya. …
Russia’s Tatyana Tomashova was issued a 10 year ban on Tuesday by the Court of Arbitration for Sport judge after being found guilty of a doping violation. It is Tomashova's second doping infraction and she will likely be stripped of her 2012 Olympic 1,500m silver medal. The 49-year-old was perviously handed a two year ban …