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Kenyan Elite Athlete Banned 10 Years

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Monday, October 16, 2023 –Kenyan athlete Titus Ekiru has been banned for a period of 10 years.

In a report by an international athlete website dubbed The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), an international body- the Kenyan sportsman Titus Ekiru will remain in the cold for 10 years being a punishment meted on him over use of banned substance.

It is reported that, the elite athlete colluded with a local doctor in a Kenyan hospital to forge medical documents, in a bid to mislead the anti-doping authorirties.

“The AIU has banned Titus Ekiru (Kenya) for 10 years, from 28 June 2022, for the Presence of Prohibited Substances (Triamcinolone Acetonide and metabolite; Pethidine and metabolite) and for Tampering,” AIU’s communique read.

The said runner tested positive for doping drugs during two international races that he won, the Generali Milano Marathon on 16 May 2021 and the Abu Dhabi Marathon on 26 November 2021.

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