2016 Olympic Champion Jemima Sumgong Fails Drugs Test

Author:
allAfrica
Publisher:
Kenya NTV
Publication Date:
7 April 2017
Tags:
Kenya

The first Kenyan woman to win an Olympic gold medal in the marathon has tested positive for the banned substance EPO (Erythropoietin) in an out-of-competition test, the IAAF has confirmed.

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