Nelly Jepkosgei celebrates victory in a Diamond League event. Photo /APNelly Jepkosgei, a leading runner in the 800 meters, has been banned for three years for faking a car accident to give her an excuse for missing a drug test. The Athletics Integrity Unit, which oversees doping and misconduct cases, said in its ruling that Jepkosgei claimed her sister had been hospitalized after a "serious car accident" in Kenya and she had rushed to see her. The AIU ruling said Jepkosgei admitted the deception after the Kenyan anti-doping agency investigated her claims. Jepkosgei hasn't competed since 2019, when she won the 800 in the Rabat and Lausanne rounds of the Diamond League.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 02, 2021 19:52 UTC