26th October 2016 – Rita Jeptoo of Kenya, has doping ban increased to four years and has been disqualified from the Boston marathon she won in 2014, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has stated. Rita Jeptoo – Doping Ban Extended Jeptoo became Kenya‘s first high-profile athlete to fail a test and was originally […]
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Rita Jeptoo – Doping Ban Doubled
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Rita Jeptoo fails drug test
November 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Kenyan marathon runner Rita Jeptoo has become the latest athlete from the country to fail a doping test. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) informed Athletics Kenya of traces of a banned substance in Jeptoo’s ‘A’ sample. An Athletics Kenya statement on the 33-year-old read: “The result of the ‘A’ sample for the athlete […]
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Kipchoge and Jeptoo win in Chicago
October 14, 2014 By Leave a Comment
CHICAGO – Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014 – The 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon saw a record 40,802 runners crossed the finish line in Grant Park under ideal weather conditions. The men’s race saw a Kenyan sweep with Eliud Kipchoge stealing the show in 2 hours, 4 minutes, 11 seconds, and Sammy Kitwara and Dickson […]
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Keflezighi, Jeptoo Win Historic 118th Race
April 22, 2014 By Leave a Comment
BOSTON – April 21, 2014 – One year after an explosive attack rocked the Boylston Street finish line, Monday’s running of the Boston Marathon — the 118th edition of the world’s oldest modern 26.2-mile race – was all about redemption. An emotional day for runners, spectators, race organizers and especially for the bombing survivors, today’s […]
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Desisa, Jeptoo Win Boston Marathon
September 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment
BOSTON – Prior to a horrific act of violence that rocked the world and the running community, Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia and Rita Jeptoo of Kenya ran to championships on a chilly April morning in the 117th running of the Boston Athletic Association’s Boston Marathon. Desisa, of Ethiopia, took the men’s title in two hours, […]
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