Kenya Marathon Star Jeptoo in Doping Scandal

Two-time Chicago and Boston marathon winner Rita Jeptoo has demanded a "B" sample test as she fights to clear her name.

  • Kenya:   Rosa Defended

    The Star, 7 November 2014

    Professional athletes under Rosa Associati in Kenya have defended the athletic management team following doping allegations leveled against two-time Chicago marathon champion Rita… Read more »

  • Kenya:   Jeptoo's Agent Rosa Speaks Out

    The Star, 5 November 2014

    RITA Jeptoo's agent Federico Rosa has distanced himself from the current doping scam that has hit the Kenyan athletics fraternity lately. Read more »

  • Kenya:   Jeptoo Wants 'B' Test

    The Star, 5 November 2014

    Kenya marathon star demands analysis of her 'B' urine sample Read more »

  • Kenya:   Kipsang, Keitany to Govt - Act On Doping

    Capital FM, 5 November 2014

    New York marathon champions, former world-record holder Wilson Kipsang and two-time London winner Mary Keitany have called on Athletics Kenya (AK) and Government to take doping… Read more »

  • Kenya:   Marathon Champion Rita Jeptoo Requests B Test After Failing Doping Test

    The Star, 4 November 2014

    Kenya's Rita Jeptoo, winner of the Boston and Chicago Marathons for the last two years, has asked for a B test after failing an out-of-competition doping test in September,… Read more »

  • Kenya:   Jeptoo Activates B-Sample Test Option

    Capital FM, 4 November 2014

    "Nothing! Nothing! Nothing!" was the only thing a devastated thrice Boston and twice Chicago Marathon champion, Rita Jeptoo, uttered as she was being whisked away in a vehicle… Read more »

  • Kenya:   Guilty or Not?

    The Star, 1 November 2014

    Athletics Kenya top brass will be spending a sleepless weekend after confirmation from the International Association of Athletics Federations that Rita Jeptoo's "A" urine sample… Read more »

  • Kenya:   Manager, Coach Disown Jeptoo

    Capital FM, 2 November 2014

    Federico Rosa, the manager of champion female marathoner, Rita Jeptoo alongside her coach, Claudio Berardelli, have disowned the Boston and Chicago titleholder after her A-Sample… Read more »

  • Kenya:   Kenya Sweats Over Jeptoo's Doping Claims

    Capital FM, 31 October 2014

    Athletics Kenya (AK) is in anxious wait for official communication from international authorities on damning reports an A-sample of one the country's biggest female marathon stars,… Read more »

Two-time Chicago and Boston marathon winner Rita Jeptoo has demanded for a "B" sample test as she fights to clear her name following the positive test for an illicit substance in her "A" urine sample.

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