#running #Kenya
#AlbertKorir has been banned for 5 years by the #Athletics Integrity Unit after testing positive for the prohibited substance CERA on 3 separate occasions … won the 2021 New York City #Marathon and has secured a podium spot in the Big Apple on 4 other occasions, the most recent being his 3rd place finish at last year's edition”
"CERA is an acronym for Continuous Erythropoietin Receptor Activator and it is a third-generation of Erythropoietin (EPO)”
https://athleticsweekly.com/news/albert-korir-banned-for-five-years-after-positive-tests-1040010612/

Kenya's Albert Korir banned 5 years for doping after beating Rory Linkletter at 2025 Ottawa Marathon
Albert Korir of Kenya, the 2021 New York Marathon winner, was banned five years after he admitted doping, track and field investigators said Monday. Last May, Korir won the Ottawa Marathon, with Calgary-born Rory Linkletter second.
#Sports #Olympics #SummerSports #Athletics
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/athletics/albert-korir-doping-ban-marathon-kenya-linkletter-9.7147107?cmp=rss