Kenyan Athlete Kipruto Receives Six-Year Ban

Kenyan runner Rhonex Kipruto has been suspended for six years due to doping, resulting in the loss of his 10km road race world record and a world championship bronze medal.

Kipruto, who secured bronze in the 10,000m at the 2019 world championships, was provisionally suspended for a doping violation in May 2023.

His ban extends until May 2029. An inquiry determined that anomalies in Kipruto’s Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) indicated the presence of banned substances.

The AIU stated that the irregular values were likely the result of blood manipulation involving the use of recombinant human erythropoietin (rEPO).

While Kipruto refuted the Anti-Doping Rule Violation accusation, the tribunal determined his involvement in a systematic doping scheme conducted over an extended period.