Olympic marathon champion Jemima Sumgong will serve a record eight years following her ban for use of Erythropoietin (EPO) The International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) extended the 2016 Olympic marathon champion Sumgong doping ban after presenting “fake evidence” during her appeal. In a statement from IAAF’s Athletes Integrity Unit (AIU) indicated that Sumgong, who […]
Kenyan runners ushered in 2018 in style, winning majority of races across the world, setting the mood for Commonwealth Games set for April in Gold Coast, Australia.
Reigning Olympic marathon champion Jemimah Jelegat Sumgom has been handed a four year ban from competition by Anti Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK).
She stepped on the podium with smiles to receive her Sports Personality of the Year Award (SOYA) as the best sports person in 2016 to wrap up the awards for sports persons in the country as runners dominated the awards at the Thursday night’s event at Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), Nairobi.