Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has banned former New York City Marathon champion Albert Korir for five years for testing positive for doping.
The Kenyan marathon case was delivered under case number AIU-25-381 and brings to an end a disciplinary process that began on January 8.
The AIU ruled that Korir violated the World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules through the presence and use of a prohibited substance known as CERA, which Continuous Erythropoietin Receptor Activator, is a synthetic drug related to EPO and is banned at all times, both in and out of competition.
It increases the production of red blood cells and improves the body’s ability to carry oxygen, giving endurance athletes an unfair advantage.
Korir was provisionally suspended in January after an adverse analytical finding from an anti-doping test and a tribunal ruled that Korir violated Articles 2.1 and 2.2 of the World Athletics Anti‑Doping Rules.
Korir is prohibited from competing, training with registered athletes, or taking part in any activity organized by World Athletics or its member federations.
All competitive results achieved by Korir since the date of the doping violation have been disqualified.