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Cherono Receives Seven-Year Doping Ban from Marathon Competitions.

Athletics General

Posted 2 months ago
Cherono Receives Seven-Year Doping Ban from Marathon Competitions.

Kenyan marathoner Lawrence Cherono has been handed a seven-year ban for violating anti-doping regulations.

Lawrence Cherono, aged 35, has been issued a seven-year ban for breaching anti-doping regulations. 

Initially suspended in July 2022 after testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine (TMZ), Cherono received four years for the positive test and an additional four years for tampering or attempting to mislead the investigation. 

However, this was reduced by one year due to his early admission and acceptance of the sanction.

The ban is retroactive to his initial suspension, rendering Cherono ineligible to compete until 2029. 

The former winner of the Boston and Chicago marathons initially attributed the positive test to an injection administered by a doctor for stomach pain, but later changed his explanation, claiming confusion with his wife's medication.

Brett Clothier, head of the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), emphasized that the severity of Cherono's ban sends a clear message to those considering violating anti-doping rules.

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