The IAAF Athletics Integrity Unit has handed the 36-year-old runner, who was also banned for two years in 2012 for another doping offence, the maximum eight-year ban. Biwott recently finished second at Sao Paulo International Marathon.
Kenya: Marathoner Salome Biwott Handed 8-Year Doping Ban
Capital FM, 18 July 2019
Kenyan long-distance runner Salome Jerono Biwott has been slapped with an eight-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for a second Anti Doping Rule Violation. Read more »
Kenya: Kenyan Distance Runner Gets 8 Years Ban
Nation, 18 July 2019
Long distance runner Salome Biwott is the latest Kenyan to be banned from any competition for violating anti-doping rules. Read more »
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